RHESUS FACTOR INCOMPATIBILITY A LEADING CAUSE OF MISCARRIAGE!(MUST READ)
Rhesus Factor is an antigen that exists on the surface of red blood
cells in most people (about 85% of humans). It is also referred to as
Rh Factor. People who have the Rh have “positive” (+) blood types,
such as A+, O+ or B+ are said to be rhesus Factor positive, while
those who have the Rh “negative” (-) blood types, such as A–, O– or
AB– are said to be rhesus factor negative . The “+” and “-” in front
of the blood group is the Rhesus factor. Generally, we have A+, A–,
B+, B–, AB+, AB–, O+ and O–. Rhesus factor is genetic in nature. It is
inherited from the parents, emphatically the father.
How does Rhesus Factor cause miscarriage?
If a Rh– woman is impregnated by a man with Rh–, there wouldn’t be any
problem. However, if a Rh– woman is impregnated by a man with Rh+,
there would be a problem if the baby inherits Rh+ from the father . We
have here what is medically called Rhesus Factor Incompatibility. The
baby would obviously be Rh+. During child birth, once the baby’s Rh+
comes in contact with the woman Rh- during delivery, the antibodies
are immediately activated by the woman’s body’s immune system.
The activated antibodies would see the new Rh+ as foreign body or a
threat and consequently they would be at alert to attack and get rid
of the foreign body. Unfortunately as such, after this particular
child birth, the woman would keep having miscarriages because the
activated antibodies would see subsequent Rh+ pregnancies as foreign
bodies and would keep fighting and taking them off.
Women with Rh activated antibodies are said to be Rh sensitized and
once these antibodies are activated , they can never be deactivated
until the woman dies. Rh induced antibodies are activated in a Rh-
woman by child birth, abortion, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
If a Rh– woman commits an abortion for a Rh+ man and the antibodies
are activated in her system, the woman might end up childless
throughout her life except if she later marries another man with with
the same Rh–. The possibility of a Rh– woman finding a Rh– man is slim
as about 85% of human beings are Rh+. This is a warning to our young
girls who commits abortions all in the name of boyfriend-girlfriend
relationships.
If you’re a woman with Rh– and your fiance is Rh+, and you haven’t
committed abortion for him and you don’t want to leave him, then, you
need to take note of the following:
In order to prevent the activation of the antibodies, doctors would
give women in this category an injection called Rhogam during and
after pregnancy to prevent spontaneous abortion due to Rhesus factor
incompatibility. The injection is normally administered 28 weeks into
pregnancy, 72 hours after delivery, after ectopic pregnancy,
miscarriage or abortion. If the injection is not administered and the
antibodies are activated, they would never be deactivated again!
In many African cultures up till today, women who are so unfortunate
to find themselves having serial spontaneous abortions due to Rhesus
factor incompatibility are considered witches by some of their people.
Some of the women would accuse their in-laws of being behind their
predicament.
So, if you’re a woman with Rh– , you need to be very careful. It might
be difficult for you to get a husband with a Rh– because about 85% of
human beings are Rh+. So, in order not to find yourself in the
aforementioned problem, put all that have been said at the back of
your mind and go for genetic counselling. If you have a daughter or a
sister with Rh–, counsel them on Rhesus Factor Incompatibility and the
dangers lying therein.
It should also be noted that a Rh– person(man or woman) cannot receive
blood donation from a Rh+ person even if they have the same blood
group. The consequence of such blood transfusion is fatal. It would
lead to death as the blood would clot. This is due to the
incompatibility in their Rhesus factor.
Know your Rhesus factor today!
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