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Re: antibodies and pregnancy

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 May 2001 18:22:01 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 24 May 2001, kezi wrote: >
>Hi when my last child was born the doctors gave us both a blood test, I
>am AB and apparently i have contracted an antibody in my blood which i
>would have recieved through a blood transfusion(which i have never had)
>any way the doctors have mentioned that this may cause me to reject my
>next baby, i don't understand what this antibody is? and why it may
>cause me to reject the baby, i am now 12 weeks pregnant and still
>haven't been given any answers. Please could u try to explain to me.
>
>--
>kezi anderson

without knowing more (like what the anitbody is) it is hard to answer your question. You should sit down iwth your doc and ask for an explanation. I Find it easier to explain in person than on line, becasue with this antibody stuff I find diagrams are helpful in explaining it >

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069

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