Why is rhesus factor important in marriage

ASIDE KNOWING YOUR GENOTYPE BEFORE MARRIAGE THERE'S NEED FOR A WOMAN TO KNOW HER RHESUS FACTOR - RHESUS FACTOR INCOMPATIBILITY IS A LEADING CAUSE OF MISCARRIAGE! NOT ALWAYS YOUR VILLAGE PEOPLE!* PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS:

Rhesus Factor is an antigen that exists on the

surface of red blood cells in most people (about

85% of humans). It is also referred to as Rh

Factor. People who have the Rh have

“positive” (+) blood types, such as A+, O+ or B+

are said to be rhesus Factor positive, while those

who have the Rh “negative” (-) blood types, such

as A–, O– or AB– are said to be rhesus factor

negative . The “+” and “-” after the blood group

is the Rhesus factor. Generally, we have A+, A–,

B+, B–, AB+, AB–, O+ and O–. Rhesus factor is

genetic in nature. It is inherited from the

parents, emphatically the father.

How does Rhesus Factor cause miscarriage?

If a Rh– woman is impregnated by a man with

Rh–, there wouldn’t be any problem. However, if

a Rh– woman is impregnated by a man with Rh+,

there would be a problem if the baby inherits Rh+

from the father . We have here what is medically

called Rhesus Factor Incompatibility. The baby

would obviously be Rh+. During child birth, once

the baby’s Rh+ comes in contact with the

woman Rh- during delivery, the antibodies are

immediately activated by the woman’s body’s

immune system.

The activated antibodies would see the new Rh+

as foreign body or a threat and consequently

they would be at alert to attack and get rid of

the foreign body. Unfortunately as such, after

this particular child birth, the woman would keep

having miscarriages because the activated

antibodies would see subsequent Rh+

pregnancies as foreign bodies and would keep

fighting and taking them off.

Women with Rh activated antibodies are said to

be Rh sensitized and once these antibodies are

activated , they can never be deactivated until

the woman dies. Rh induced antibodies are

activated in a Rh- woman by child birth

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