What is rh factor? answers (179)

A: rh incompatibility is a very rare, yet severe condition. It is completely preventable, given the ease at which a mother’s blood can be tested. Essentially, the rh factor is a specific protein that exists on blood cells of people who have positive blood. If one lacks this protein, a perfectly healthy variant, one is considered to have negative blood. rh incompatibility only occurs in pregnant women with a negative blood type. She must further conceive a child who has a positive blood type. This means the birth father must have positive blood....

A: I cant believe that didnt explain it to you. I am O Negative and pregnant with my second. I also had a miscarriage my first time (before my 5 year old daughter). However my blood type was NOT the cause of the miscarriage. My doctor told me that in the first pregnancy the levels of antibodies are so low that they dont affect it. HOWEVER since you had a miscarriage you need to get the shot of rh-immunoglobulin (it prevents ur body from producing the harmful antibodies) It really isnt a high risk pregnancy UNLESS you dont get the shot. I received one after my miscarriage, got preggo 6 months later and received another at...

A: Hi, ?rh? factor is what you get from your parents, one gene from each parent. In the event of a person havingone ?ve and one +ve gene, since the positive one is dominant and the person is consequently rh+ve. It is notpossible at one point of time to be +ve and at another time ?ve i.e. it can?t change. However it is possiblefor a. rh-ve mother to have antibodies against +ve factor after birth of the first child, if the child wasrh+ve. This could affect the health of the next rh+ve pregnancy. Hope...

A: hi Roger, A couple of ideas for you -- with a reminder that I am not a medical professional, just someone who can provide ideas and resources to you. First, your questions really need to be answered by a rheumatologist who can help you understand what your test results mean, or even by the doctor who tested you.  Once you get a definitive diagnosis, then you you will have information to begin doing some real research.  However.... in the meantime.... There is some good basic information about the tests for RA online at: http://www.webmd.com/hw/arthritis/hw42783.asp Also, if you want to begin asking others who deal...

A: rhesus (rh) factor is an inherited trait that refers to a specific protein on the surface of red blood cells. If your blood has the protein, you''re rh positive — the most common rh factor. If your blood lacks the protein, you''re rh negative. Your health care provider can determine your rh factor with a basic blood test. Your rh factor doesn''t affect your health. However, your pregnancy needs special care if you''re rh negative and your partner is rh positive. During pregnancy — or, more likely, during...

A: Hi Mommyxs7, thanks for visiting me here at AllExperts! First, congratulations!  Now for your question: it is perfectly possible for a B-type parent and an AB-type parent to have an A-type baby.  However, it is not possible for 2 rh- parents to have an rh+ baby. This sounds like it may have been from a typographic error on a form, or a lab error.  Typically if a transfusion or transplant were ever necessary for your child, the bloodtyping would be repeated.  For transplants there are many other "tissue typings", similar to blood type, that are done beforehand. If you are concerned, and if...

A: The best match is a donor with 8 alleles matched with the patient. The blood group or the rh factor do not have to match....

A: Every single person is born with a specific rh factor. The rhesus factor is negative in just about 15% of all people. Problems arise if the baby has a positive blood group and the mother has a negative blood group. During the delivery of her first baby, the mother''s bloodstream would be exposed to the fetus''s blood. Her immune system sees the blood as alien and starts to produce antibodies to protect her. These antibodies will remain in the mother''s blood for life. Should the mother have another baby, and that baby happens to be rhesus-positive, these antibodies will then attack the baby''s red blood cells, which will cause mild jaundice...

A: Hi Stutterbug, I had my rh factor checked and at that time, it was to check for rheumatoid Arthritis, which is an Auto Immune Disease, but here is some additional information that I found on rh Factor. rheumatoid factorFactor ix complex (RF) is an immunoglobulin antibody which can bind to other antibodies that can attach to normalNormal saline flush body tissue, resulting in damage. Antibodies are normalNormal saline flush proteins found in the blood which function within the immune system. A high level of rheumatoid...

A: I would like to know the same thing. I experienced frequent pain between 2007 and 2008 with my neck and back. After getting it checked out and not getting anywhere I just kind of moved on and learned to deal with it. Then in Aug 2008 I started getting pain in my knees, intense pain. I hurt to stand up, to run, to even go up stairs. In both knees. Then I began getting pain in both wrist and both ankles. It sounded like rheumatiod Arthritis, however when the doctor tested me my rh and other arthritis tests came back negative to include Sjogrens, which he tested for me because I have been experiencing dry mouth consistently for 2 months, and...