Re: Rh antibodies and rhogam

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I haven't had him tested, but he had no problems after the birth (not even a tiny bit jaundiced). If the Rhogam could cause a false reading for antibodies, then I guess there's no way of knowing until I get him tested.

>You can always get another titer before your next pregnancy to see if
>you have circulation anti-RH D antibodies.

I have been thinking about going in to have this done. How long after the Rhogam do you have to wait for a clear result?

> Next time get the blood
>drawn before the Rhogam shot.
>

I asked about this at the time but was told that there was no way the Rhogam could cause antibodies to show up that quickly. I will definitely insist next time (assuming there is a next time -- I don't want to go through another pregnancy if it's going to be high-risk.)

Thank you, Becky >--
>Richard Chudacoff, MD
>Baylor College of Medicine
>BaylorMedCare
>Houston/Sugar Land, TX
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>Advisory Board-OBGYN.net
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>
>*Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purpose only.
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Becky Smith
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