Is it good bad? Is my blood rare should i be concerned? When i have kids will this matter?
2007-02-05 03:30:14 · 6 answers · asked by TD 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It's not really good or bad, it just is. Your blood type is rare, but you are able to receive blood of every type so long as it is not rh+. (You have blood type AB, rh-.) As for your future children, they could possibly have any blood type except O. Regardless of whether your partner is type A,B, AB or O, your kids also could be type A or B or AB depending on how the genes get mixed. O blood type is a recessive gene, and will not be expressed if there is either of the dominant genes present. A and B blood types are equally dominant genes. If your children end up having AB- blood, you will be able to donate blood for their medical care, if necessary. If they end up with either A or B, or rh+ blood types, you will not be able to do this. The rh factor (+ or -) is also a genetic trait, and aside from determining which blood types you can receive as a transfusion, it may or may not cause some complications with pregnancy. When rh+ and rh- blood mixes, it clots rather than flowing freely. Historically, women with rh- blood have had trouble delivering babies with rh+ blood (and vice versa), but modern medicine prevents nearly all of these complications. (I don't know too much about HOW they have managed this... talk to your OB/GYN for more details). Hope this helps!
2007-02-05 03:53:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being AB- is neither good or bad. It is simply a blood type. The information you received is the information medical workers will use in the event that you should ever need a blood transfusion. By knowing your blood type they will be better to match you to a blood donor of the same type thereby, reducing the risk of matching you with someone of a different type of blood which could potentially cause fatal complications. When you have children it will be important in the respect that if your children are AB+ , you will know that you can't donate blood to them in the event that they need a transfusion. The reason, AB+ can only donate to other AB+, the same is true with people who have a negative blood type. The only exception to this are the people with a type O+ blood type. Type O+ makes the individual a universal donor which means they can donate to both the people with positive blood types and the people with negative blood types. Hopefully, this information helps you.
2007-02-05 11:51:22 · answer #2 · answered by ace 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes your blood is rare but you are the universal acceptor. Meaning you can receive virtually anyone's blood as long as it is not + or has HIV or AIDS.
2007-02-05 11:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by christigmc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U R LUCKY. u should feel proud and happy cuz wen u r losing blood u can take blood from type a, b, and o.
2007-02-05 11:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its great to have type AB
AB means that you are a universal recipient, you can receive blood from every blood type, type A, type B, type AB, type O
2007-02-05 12:05:37 · answer #5 · answered by ChicaInquisitiva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
couldent you have typed this in google?
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2007-02-05 11:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋