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Several recent comments on my post"MTHFR Mutations and Congenital Heart Defects" worthy of a general response for our readers: Anonymous said Sept 02, 09:30:00 PM 2007... My daughter was diagnosed with MTHFR gene mutation during a blood test befor...
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The other day, tjtiger left a new comment on my post"MTHFR Mutations and Congenital Heart Defects". Her many questions made her comment worthy of a post of their own and the query related to the possible assocation of MTHFR polymorhisms and schizo...
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Before I get into details regarding specific abnormalities of the maternal immune system and clotting system that appear to be related to recurrent early pregnancy loss, let me tell you a story about one of those special patients in my life who ch...
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Growth factors may be given to help the body create blood cells. In severe aplastic anemia, the bone marrow has not produced enough white blood cells(WBC) to protect against infection, so you will be advised to avoid crowds and people with minor a...
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The. observes Awareness Week each December. Aplastic anemia and MDS( myelodysplastic syndromes) are classified as Bone Marrow Failure Diseases(BMFD).
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The lead story in yesterday's New York Times had this first paragraph: Two of the worlds largest drug companies are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to doctors every year in return for giving their patients anemia medicines, which regulators...
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In the last couple of posts we have reviewed causes and complications related to excessive amniotic fluid, otherwise known as polyhydramnios or, simply hydramnios. Although 50-60% of cases of hydramnios are idiopathic(no identifiable cause) and ab...
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Thyroid disorders often affect fertility. In the case of hypothyroidism, lower levels of thyroid hormone indeed correlate with decreased chances of becoming pregnant.
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There is also tremendous lack of trust, especially in minority communities, because of past abuses like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and reports of uninformed testing of members of the military service. If you are a victim of MDS or Aplastic Anemia...
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In my previous life as a Nurse Case Manager for a Workers Compensation(WC) Third Party Insurance Administrator TPA, I worked with a gentleman who had Aplastic Anemia. His WC claims adjuster accepted his claim as work-related due to an on-the-job e...
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I recently just had my first child and and became RH sensitized during the pregnancy. I unfortunately did not receive RhoGam at 28 weeks and formed antibodies later in the pregnancy.
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Best of luck, congratulations on your new baby, and thanks for reading and the great questions. Dr T Labels: ABO incompatibility, rh-immune globulin, Rh-isoimmunization, Rhogam.
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In several previous posts, we addressed issues related to invasive diagnostic fetal testing, covering amniocentesis( early and midtrimester) and chorionic villus sampling. I got side-tracked by the ACOG Meeting in San Diego and just remembered tha...
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