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I had 2 miscarriages in 6 months(7 wks, and 8 weeks with 2 normal periods in between). I was told I was heterozygous C677T MTHFR...no elevated homocysteine level which I didn't test after fasting...doctor did not seem too concerned about preparing...
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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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Severe anemia in Rh-disease rarely occurs before about 20 weeks, although the fetal RBCs strongly express the Rh-antigen by 30 days gestation. Many factors play into the risk for severe anemia including the maternal antibody titer, the type of IgG...
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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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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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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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Your doctor should be able to send off studies on your blood to see if you have significant levels of IgG anti-A antibodies. If you do, then the pregnancy should be followed just as if you had Rh-antibodies to look for evidence of fetal anemia in ...
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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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Women with heavy periods are often anemic and people with low hemoglobin levels are not accepted as blood donors. Only people over the age of 17 and weighing more than 110 lbs. are eligible to donate blood.
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