Do you know your Blood Group?

[Andreina]

yes or no?


do you have a 'mainstream' blood group or a common one?

 

[Andreina]

http://www.nybloodcenter.org/images/Image8.gif

 

[Guest]

 

[sabbathstorm]

I'm A+ so I'm pretty mainstream. Storm is O+.

 

[Andreina]

i'm AB+ by the way

 

[Ice Cold]

O Positive as main stream as you can get...

 

[joolushko]

o positive over here.

 

[ShyGuy68]

I'm as mainstream as it comes O+

 

[KillerMuffin]

B-

I had to get a Rhogam right in the ass.

I bit the nurse. She hated me and gave me a huge bruise. I ripped skin and gave her a huge a bruise. It all worked out in the end because I was a civilian and she was a specialist.

I was, all in all, pleased with myself.

 

[Mellon Collie]

I'm O-

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

A+

Speaking of blood types, what is it with blood tests and marriage licenses? Some states require it, some don't. Just what is it they are testing for anyway?

And no, I am not getting married anytime soon; I don't even have a girlfriend.

 

[someplace]

I'm A+ also

In the "olden" days the blood tests were to check for venereal diseases. Here in Texas they discontinued the blood test requirement for marriage licenses in the 80's I think, but after AIDS, there was talk of reinstituting them for that. Does that help?

 

[woodgie2]

I'm an A-

(I caused my mum no end of trouble... )

 

[Guest]

Re: I'm A+ also

 

[Jewelz]

Im A+ ... Hubby is O+

 

[Andreina]

just interested to see in how far the lit statistics will correspond with the one I put up from the NY Bloodbank

keep on voting, people

Halo

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: I'm A+ also

In the "olden" days the blood tests were to check for venereal diseases. Here in Texas they discontinued the blood test requirement for marriage licenses in the 80's I think, but after AIDS, there was talk of reinstituting them for that. Does that help?

I thought they did that before the days of immunoassays (I used to work for a bio-tech company that made these, I did some of the software for tracking, and for automated pippetting machines). I seemed to recall something about incompatible blood types as far as having children, but maybe I am imagining that?

 

[Andreina]

Re: Re: I'm A+ also

I thought they did that before the days of immunoassays (I used to work for a bio-tech company that made these, I did some of the software for tracking, and for automated pippetting machines). I seemed to recall something about incompatible blood types as far as having children, but maybe I am imagining that?

there is a risk if an Rh negative mother has a child with a Rh positive man as the blood differences can cause severe problems if she gives birth to a second child from an Rh positive man. nowadays, all expecting mothers are however tested and given immunsation and special injections right after birth to avoid this problem.

Halo

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: Re: I'm A+ also

I thought they did that before the days of immunoassays (I used to work for a bio-tech company that made these, I did some of the software for tracking, and for automated pippetting machines). I seemed to recall something about incompatible blood types as far as having children, but maybe I am imagining that?

"Everyone is born with a certain blood type that is either Rh positive or Rh negative. Rh-positive blood is more common than Rh-negative blood. About 85% of Caucasians are Rh positive, while the percentage is even higher for African-Americans, Asians, and American Indians. If you are Rh positive, or if both you and the baby's father are Rh negative, there is no reason to worry about Rh incompatibility. However, if you are Rh negative and the baby's father is Rh positive, then most likely your baby will inherit the father's blood type, creating incompatibility between you and the fetus.

With Rh incompatibility, if some of the fetal blood gets into your blood stream, your body will produce antibodies (fig. 2). These antibodies could pass back through the placenta and harm the developing baby's red blood cells, causing very mild to very serious anemia in the fetus (fig. 3). Rh disease is much more common in second and subsequent Rh-incompatible pregnancies because fetal and maternal blood usually do not mix until delivery."

 

[callableborg]

blood types

O-

After 24 votes doesn't look like we are matching theory.

Interesting post.

 

[SailorC272002]

B+

Color is red.

LOL

 

[GreenEyedGirl]

I am O negative. In fact I just gave blood yesterday, I try to give 3 or 4 times a year, and the Red Cross has my number on their rolladex I do believe!
I ended up giving more often than I was supposed to last year after Sept 11th because O neg. was desperately needed.

 

[just pet]

B positive

Like my attitude

 

[Georgia Girl]

A+ here

The blood bank seems to like me too.

Dawn

 

[kotori]

A plus.

Boring.