I had emergency surgery awhile back and they came three different times to take my blood , so that they could have blood on backup just incase I lost too much during the surgery. They were unable to have any on backup because they said that I had a rare antibody in my blood.
I went about a week ago to get my hospital records and all it says is that the antibody is ANTI-M. What does that mean?
2007-03-26 13:28:28 · 4 answers · asked by SchGrl79 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
it's an antibody that comes from your partner's DNA. When you're pregnant with a child, you can be exposed to the antigen-m. After delivery, your body prouces an anti-body (Anti-M). Future pregnancies can cause hemolytic destruction to the child. (Hemolytic: destruction of blood).
Consult your doctor if you plan on getting pregnant.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2771305&dopt=Abstract.
Antibodies come in different types. Your doctor eeds to determine a few things so that you don't run a risk of spontaneous abortion.
Good luck
2007-03-26 13:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In summary, anti-M antibody is an uncommon cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn. When anti-M, IgG optimally reactive at 37 degrees C, is identified in the maternal blood, the paternal blood must be checked for the presence of M antigen. If the father has M antigen the fetus may be at risk. Since there is no documented body of experience that titers of anti-M predict severity of disease, our recommendation is that amniotic fluid bilirubin studies be done, in spite of the fact that only one prior case of hemolytic disease due to anti-M was found reported from the United States. Anti-M is an unpredictable antibody and serial antibody titers are not reliable. After delivery the infant's MN antigen status should be determined, because a negative direct Coombs' test may be found even when M antigen is present in the infant and hemolysis is occurring. Further studies are needed to determine the clinical impact of anti-M antibody on unrecognized hemolytic disease of the newborn.
So talk to your physician. You need only be concerned if you or your partner is planning to get pregnant.
2007-03-26 20:37:23 · answer #2 · answered by Cogswellia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly wouldn't trust a layperson on Yahoo! Answers to answer a medical question. Call your doctor or his/her nurse and have them explain it to you.
2007-03-26 20:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't trust anyone on here to tell you, you need to ask a certified medical person this question.
2007-03-26 20:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by mom of twins 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋