tuoyoojo:


O negative blood is very rare to find. asides from the fact you can donate to anyone, u can only get from someone who is O negative and that's very difficult to fine like u stated earlier

back then in medical school, a colleague who was O negative goes to donate blood every three months, u needed to see how the lab people would treat him as though his blood has diamonds inside

l hope a time would come when the Nigerian Govt would get a list of all every one with O positive blood n get them to donate. you have to idea how help that would be

they just have to get past the medicolegal issues first though

Lol! I only donate in case of Emergency cus i'm 42kg (and i'm too tiny to donate blood according to the doctor) at least the 3times I have was due to that. I was the only choice the doctors had.
My mother told me she almost died when she had me because there is a very expensive injection one has to receive after labour or before, I don't even know. My doctor at the school clinic too told me something like that.

MerxyX:

lol... i concur

phatnpretty:
same here my sister.

Eez like we'll all stick together in case of Emergency because a pint of our blood is very expensive (that's even if it is available sef.) Lol!

AryaSand:


Eez like we'll all stick together in case of Emergency because a pint of our blood is very expensive (that's even if it is available sef.) Lol!

tru.. and all ds hospital people wee be acting anyhow.. mtcheew

AryaSand:
I'm O- and it annoys me sometimes ehen. Being able to give everyone and not able to get from anyone but your fellow O- which is like finding a needle in a haystack. Very annoying something. O- women are supposed to be exempted when it comes to periods, we are just wasting all that useful blood.

Do you know you can/should only get married to someone with same Rhesus factor as yours?

I stand to be corrected though.

Good

If the female is rhesus positive, then it's non issue whether the husband is positive or negative. Rhesus incompatibility only occurs when the female is negative and the husband is positive.

tuoyoojo:


until the 1960's the only reliable test was to inject a woman's urine into a female African clawed frog. if the woman is pregnant, the frog would ovulate within 12 hours

thank u

AryaSand:

Lol! I only donate in case of Emergency cus i'm 42kg (and i'm too tiny to donate blood according to the doctor) at least the 3times I have was due to that. I was the only choice the doctors had.
My mother told me she almost died when she had me because there is a very expensive injection one has to receive after labour or before, I don't even know. My doctor at the school clinic too told me something like that.

that was quite risky for u to have donated. minimum accepted weight is 50kg but I believe because they had no choice, they had to okay u donating

the injection is anti-Rh antibodies injection ( Rho(D) immune globulin ).its given to prevent miscarriages that would subsequently occur esp if ur father is rhesus positive. if not the babies would come out as though they were soaked in water, a medical condition called hydrops fetalis

sylviaeo:
thank u

u welcome

this is lovely and educative

tuoyoojo:


that was quite risky for u to have donated. minimum accepted weight is 50kg but I believe because they had no choice, they had to okay u donating

the injection is anti-Rh antibodies injection ( Rho(D) immune globulin ).its given to prevent miscarriages that would subsequently occur esp if ur father is rhesus positive. if not the babies would come out as though they were soaked in water, a medical condition called hydrops fetalis

Wow! Thank you for explaining that. So whoever i'm going to have children with has to be Rhesus Negative ?

Blackfyre:


Do you know you can/should only get married to someone with same Rhesus factor as yours?

I stand to be corrected though.

Just getting to know that now.
P.S
We can also save up for the scarce and expensive injection my mom took before she had me.

AryaSand:

Wow! Thank you for explaining that. So whoever i'm going to have children with has to be Rhesus Negative ?

not necessarily. even if he is rhesus positive no problem, as long as you take dat injection after ur first delivery,u have absolutely nothing to worry about

MerxyX:
tru.. and all ds hospital people wee be acting anyhow.. mtcheew

about 6 years ago, an average pint of blood went for 3k5 while o negative blood was 11k.now an average pint ranges btw 5 to 15k.u can kindly extrapolate how much O negative blood would cost

maybe dats y they acting anyhow

tuoyoojo:


not necessarily. even if he is rhesus positive no problem, as long as you take dat injection after ur first delivery,u have absolutely nothing to worry about

ohhhhh! I still have to take the injection if he is rhesus positive?

AryaSand:
ohhhhh! I still have to take the injection if he is rhesus positive?

yep!!

AryaSand:

Just getting to know that now.
P.S
We can also save up for the scarce and expensive injection my mom took before she had me.

I guess. Wish you God mercies when the time comes.

tuoyoojo:


yep!!

What if the husband is rhesus negative, O negative.

it's no longer a big deal to be rhesus negative

most Nigerians are non responders
Rhogam is about 30k while unbranded ones are about 22k

You only need this though, if your baby is positive as many husbands that are positive may be heterozygous (have D and d instead of both DD)

about the husband part, marry anyone you want. its no big deal.

For the blood though, most times, one of your family member will be negative too. As long as you seek help in a tertiary hospital, O-ve blood won't be so much of a big deal as the source from National Blood Transfusion Center

Blackfyre:

What if the husband is rhesus negative, O negative.

no qualms then
just dey enjoy dey go
no need for any injection

tuoyoojo:


no qualms then

just dey enjoy dey go

no need for any injection

Cc aryasand.

Blackfyre:


Cc aryasand.

Adupe.

The cats vertical pupils and the sheep's horizontal pupils, perfect designed to suit their different needs!
Is that also evolution?? Personally, I know God is awesome

Strongedition:
The cats vertical pupils and the sheep's horizontal pupils, perfect designed to suit their different needs!
Is that also evolution?? Personally, I know God is awesome

you couldn't have put it any better

AryaSand:


Eez like we'll all stick together in case of Emergency because a pint of our blood is very expensive (that's even if it is available sef.) Lol!

agreed.