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 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 > > > 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 > > > 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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