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My doctor adviced hb f will be reduce when my baby will be 1 yr old.then may be my babies hb e/beta thallassemia will improve?pls advice.

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Maybe: Fetal hemoglobin __f hemoglobin--usually decreases by the 18th month of life. Usually when fetal hemoglobin goes down another hemoglobin goes up. Please discuss with your doctor.

Answered 2/27/2014

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