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A member asked:
I have myasthenia gravis and was wondering do you believe or think getting monthly ivig's as i do helps our immune system so we don't get sick? just curious
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No: Getting IVIg is like putting on a wig: It covers your head but it doesn't help your hair grow. The immunoglobulins are antibodies that seem to have a blocking or competitively overwhelming effect on the antibodies your immune system is making against the acetylcholine receptors in the motor endplate. They don't affect your immune system in any direct way. Would be nice if they did.
Answered 5/21/2016
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