Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 Does anyone know if there is a correlation between pregnancy and/or being RH negative and Hashi's or low thyroid? I suspect a very low-grade problem existed with me before the pregnancy, but it really seemed to rev up afterward. The RH negative thing is an auto-immune response, too, so I'm wondering if there is a possible connection? Incidentally, my son turned out to be rh negative as well, so supposedly I was not sensitized. On a tangent, if anybody wants another reaon to hate the medical establishment, my insurance refused to cover my RhoGam injections, saying it Rho Gam wasn't part of their formulary because it 'wasn't medically necessary.' I geuss dead patients are cheaper to treat than live ones. Cheers, Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2005 Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 immune vs auto-immune - got it. However, there WAS a need for the first rhogam injection. At that point, it was impossible to tell what blood type the baby would be. I never got the 2nd one for the reasons you state, but the first one was absolutely necessary, and this is the one my insurer denied. (I paid out of pocket of course) Cheers, Friday > > > > Does anyone know if there is a correlation between pregnancy and/or > > being RH negative and Hashi's or low thyroid? ... The RH negative > thing is an auto-immune response, too, so I'm wondering if there is a > possible connection? > > During pregnancy and post-partum many women experience chenges in > their thyroid status. > > So far as your wondering if there is a connection between the immune > response in you and your baby because of being Rh negative - it is NOT > an autoimmune reaction. It IS an immune reaction - but not > anautoimmune reaction. > > The reaction occurs when you (Rh-) carry an Rh+ fetus. Some of the > baby's cells cross the placenta. You mount an immune response to > these foreign Rh+ cells. For the first Rh+ baby that you have - that > is all that happens - no harm done. But when you carry your next Rh+ > baby, the instant your body recongizes the foreign Rh+ cells, it > already has antibodies against Rh+ cells - and your antibodies to Rh+ > cells become high and are able cross the placenta to get rid of the > Rh+ cells - which is your baby. > > Since your baby was Rh- there was no need for Rho gam. The Rh- > negative baby would not cause you to have any immune response. You > should receive Rho gam when you carry your first Rh+ baby. > > Does that help? > > Winona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 BTW, Thank you for your earlier reply, Winona. Hubby is RH +, so it's 50/50. The money for the Rhogam wasn't a big deal, I'm just *still* shocked and incensed that they called it " not medically necessary. " I even called, thinking maybe they had RhoGam mixed up with Rogaine. Then I appealed and lost. Go figure. Still, with the first one being RH-, it's nice that I get another free ride for the next one. Cheers, Friday > > > > > > However, there WAS a need for the first rhogam injection. At that > > point, it was impossible to tell what blood type the baby would be. > > Friday, > You are right about not knowing the blood type of the baby and having > to have the shot before you would know. I had mistakenly thought you > were concerned about not getting the Rhogam shot at all - and was > trying to give you some relief - in that you were not sensitized to Rh > antigens because your baby was Rh-. I now realize that you got the > shot - but that you are concerned that you had to pay out of pocket. > > Is your husband Rh- or positive. If he is positive - and since your > baby was Rh-, your next baby has a 50% chance of being rh+. If he is > Rh-, then you will have another Rh- baby. > > Winona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 BTW, Thank you for your earlier reply, Winona. Hubby is RH +, so it's 50/50. The money for the Rhogam wasn't a big deal, I'm just *still* shocked and incensed that they called it " not medically necessary. " I even called, thinking maybe they had RhoGam mixed up with Rogaine. Then I appealed and lost. Go figure. Still, with the first one being RH-, it's nice that I get another free ride for the next one. Cheers, Friday > > > > > > However, there WAS a need for the first rhogam injection. At that > > point, it was impossible to tell what blood type the baby would be. > > Friday, > You are right about not knowing the blood type of the baby and having > to have the shot before you would know. I had mistakenly thought you > were concerned about not getting the Rhogam shot at all - and was > trying to give you some relief - in that you were not sensitized to Rh > antigens because your baby was Rh-. I now realize that you got the > shot - but that you are concerned that you had to pay out of pocket. > > Is your husband Rh- or positive. If he is positive - and since your > baby was Rh-, your next baby has a 50% chance of being rh+. If he is > Rh-, then you will have another Rh- baby. > > Winona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 BTW, Thank you for your earlier reply, Winona. Hubby is RH +, so it's 50/50. The money for the Rhogam wasn't a big deal, I'm just *still* shocked and incensed that they called it " not medically necessary. " I even called, thinking maybe they had RhoGam mixed up with Rogaine. Then I appealed and lost. Go figure. Still, with the first one being RH-, it's nice that I get another free ride for the next one. Cheers, Friday > > > > > > However, there WAS a need for the first rhogam injection. At that > > point, it was impossible to tell what blood type the baby would be. > > Friday, > You are right about not knowing the blood type of the baby and having > to have the shot before you would know. I had mistakenly thought you > were concerned about not getting the Rhogam shot at all - and was > trying to give you some relief - in that you were not sensitized to Rh > antigens because your baby was Rh-. I now realize that you got the > shot - but that you are concerned that you had to pay out of pocket. > > Is your husband Rh- or positive. If he is positive - and since your > baby was Rh-, your next baby has a 50% chance of being rh+. If he is > Rh-, then you will have another Rh- baby. > > Winona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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