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Why anti-D injection given to me after my second abortion?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 24-year-old female. I have undergone two medical abortions one at the age of 22 and at 24. I have Rh negative blood group. I was not given an anti-D injection the first time but I was given the second time.The doctor suggested an ICT test and it came positive which means there a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Rh-negative pregnancy occurs when there is negative blood group in the mother and positive in the unborn child. The attacking agents called antibodies are produced by the mother which crosses the placenta and attacks the child. Usually, the first pregnancy is spared ... Read Full »
How often should I feel the fetal movement in the seventh week of pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor,I am 7 weeks pregnant, and my query is how often I should feel the baby movements?Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is good to feel around ten baby movements. The movements are mostly felt one hour after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, you might not feel the correct count until seven months. But gradually they will increase, and you will feel good movements after 30 we... Read Full »
I am rhesus positive and my husband is negative. Can I get pregnant?
Query: Hello doctor, I and my partner are trying to get pregnant and he is a rhesus negative O and I am an O. Is there any possibility of getting pregnant or not? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, there are high chances of getting pregnant but you must seek medical attention before getting pregnant to optimize your general health up to maximum so that if you end up with a healthy conception and rhesus negative is important if the mother is negative and hu... Read Full »
Is it advisable to terminate second pregnancy in Rh-negative mother?
Query: Hello doctor, My sister-in-law is six weeks pregnant. Five years ago, she gave birth to a boy who was healthy and is to this day. She is Rh negative and her husband is Rh positive. At the birth of her first child, she was advised that she should not breastfeed the baby and so she did not. I did not ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Some more points regarding her situation and previous history are needed actually. She is Rh negative and husband Rh-positive but is it known that he is homozygous or heterozygous for anti-D allele? If homozygous, then the baby would be Rh-negative and more chances of c... Read Full »
Could my negative blood group cause any pregnancy complication?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 3 months pregnant. My blood group is O negative. Will I face any complication during pregnancy due to my negative blood group? I consulted with my doctor, and she told me to take Fertigyn 5000 injection once a week for four weeks. Is it safe? Will it make me get a normal delivery ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. When there is a negative blood group, there will be attacking agents for positive blood group in your blood called antibodies. In case your partner is positive, then there are chances of your baby being positive. The first child usually escapes, and in the case of the se... Read Full »
Why does my report show a PSV value of 0. 79 MoM?
Query: Hi doctor, I had Doppler MCA. The report showed MCA-PSV value of 0.79 MoM. What does it indicate? Please explain. Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Why have you undergone the Doppler of the MCA (middle cerebral artery)? Though you may be an Rh negative woman, is it your first pregnancy? In that case this is not needed. We only advise this if an Rh negative woman has previous history of childbirth or abortion and... Read Full »
I am Rh-negative and six weeks pregnant, and I do not want to continue my pregnancy. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am six weeks pregnant and do not want to continue my pregnancy. I am Rh negative (O negatives). I had an abortion five years back at four months because of growth issues in the baby. The abortion started with medicine but ended up surgical as some parts were left inside. I had a secon... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.Thank you for your query.I understand your concern. Medical-induced abortion is done by hormonal pills that cause inflammatory factors to increase. But a medical miscarriage does not need to go well as there is a dosage limit. If, after receiving the proper dosage, you a... Read Full »
My wife is RH negative, and this is her second pregnancy. How to have a safe delivery?
Query: Hello doctor,I want to know how RH factors affect second pregnancy. Since I am RH positive, my wife has RH negative, and our first baby has A positive. Now my wife is seven months pregnant. Last week, the CTI test showed a positive 1:1, but after her first pregnancy, we took an anti-D injection. Can... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is good to know about family rhesus sensitization for better care. If both parents have a negative blood group, then there would be no problem, but if the mother is negative and the father positive with rhesus positive child, and the baby's blood enters in mother du... Read Full »