Question 1

is it bad to be rh negative?

Accepted Answer

: No. Being Rh negative has no consequences for one's health. An Rh positive fetus in a Rh negative woman may have hemolytic anemia if the pregnancy is not properly managed.

Question 2

what does it mean when you rh negative?

Accepted Answer

Part of blood type: The rh protein is found on red blood cells in some people (rh positive) and not in others (rh negative). It really has no health consequences either way, except when an rh(-) women has multiple children with a rh(+) man. She can develop antibodies to rh which can cause problems for 2nd child onward. This problem, however, can be safely dealt with by your ob.

Question 3

please explain what it means to be rh negative?

Accepted Answer

Lack D-antigen: "D" is a protein in a particular configuration that's present on many people's red cells, but missing on some. It's genetic, from birth. There's nothing really "negative" in any bad sense about not having it. However, folks who lack it make antibodies that destroy red cells (transfused, unborn child's) that do have it. It's a consideration in blood banking and pregnancy.

Question 4

if i have rh negative, could my baby be rh negative?

Accepted Answer

Rh blood type: Yes, your baby can either be rh negative or rh positive depending the father's blood type.

Question 5

heard that a lot of spaniards have rh negative. why?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: For some unknown reason basque people  from northern spain & southern france have have a high incidence of rh negative blood, said to be about 35%, compared to general population elsewhere who have 15% incidence. Incidentally, eastern/oriental jews also have a higher incidence of rh negative peoples, reason agian unknown.

Question 6

i'm rh negative ..whats that mean and should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

Stop worrying: You and about 15% of other folks lack the D antigen on your red cells. If your unborn child gets D from Dad, it can cause troubles for the next pregnancy if your physician isn't alert. Hopefully that won't be a probelm. Relax.

Question 7

what does it mean when you are rh negative? im o- and rh negative.

Accepted Answer

Lack the D antigen: You do not make the d antigen of the rh system. The little minus on o-/o neg means the same thing. If your unborn child has d antigen from dad, you can become sensitized to it; your obstetrician will know what to do in this case.

Question 8

what is the difference between someone who is rh negative and someone who is rh null?

Accepted Answer

Super rare: Rh negative refers to the lack of a functional "D" antigen on red blood cells. Rh null, which is super rare, refers to a lack of D, but also C/c, and E/e antigens.  These red blood cells have many other functional abnormalities.

Question 9

what is rh positive and rh negative?

Accepted Answer

Blood group antigen: Rhesus (rh) blood group is one of the more than 20 different blood group systems. One of the markers in rh system is "d" that is used in the terminology you inquired about. If rh d is present the person is rh positive and vice versa. See this site for more info (more than one needs)
http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/books/nbk2269/.

Question 10

is it more common for people to be rh positive or rh negative?

Accepted Answer

Rh positive: Each person carries two alleles, if either is positive, the person if Rh positive. Among Asians and American Indians, Rh negative alleles are quite uncommon. Among the Basque, a majority of the alleles are Rh-negative and thus a larger minority of people are Rh-negative. Among folks of European ancestry, around one person in 6 has two Rh-negative alleles.

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