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Re: Blood antibodies B & CFrom: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:00:20 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 16 Feb 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >The issue is whether or not the baby has C antigen or not. If the baby >does not have C antigen, then there is no problem. If the baby does >have C antigen in its blood, then there is a possibility that your >antibodies could begin to attack the baby's blood, destroying the blood >to a greater or lesser extent, leaving the baby anemic to a greater or >lesser degree. Close monitoring will be essential, as it is possible to >treat this condition successfully, if the baby is effected. > >-- >William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG >Clarksville, TN I was slightly in error when I posted yesterday. On the phone, it sounded like B & C antigens, but they are actually D & C antigens. My OB thinks that it is entirely possible that these antigens are left over from my Rhogam injection 19 months ago. If this is the case, then the antigen levels should go down in subsequent antibody titers. They did echo your advice that they will be monitoring the situation closely. If the antibody levels go up, then the baby will have to be even more closely monitored by ultrasound and more frequent blood tests. I can't recall which is which, but one of the antigens is 1:8 and the other is 1:32.
-- Amanda
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