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Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

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Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin Uses

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin is used in the treatment of infections.

How Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin works

Anti-Rh D immunoglobulin belongs to class of drugs called immunoglobulin. It removes or nullifies any fetal rhesus-D positive red blood cells that enter the rhesus-D negative maternal blood stream during childbirth, abortion, or any accident or intervention during pregnancy which might lead to bleeding across the placenta.

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Expert advice for Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

Take measles, mumps, and chicken pox vaccination at least 3 weeks before or not until 3 months after.
You may experience allergic reactions which may be minor like itching, skin rash, transient fall in blood pressure or severe like chest pain, wheezing, breathlessness etc.
Patients who are allergic to anti Rh D immunoglobulin or any of its ingredients should not take Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.
Rhesus-positive patients and in patient in whom spleen is removed Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.

Frequently asked questions for Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin

Q. What does anti-D antibody mean?

If you're RhD negative, your blood will be checked for the antibodies (known as anti-D antibodies) that destroy RhD positive red blood cells. If anti-D antibodies are detected in your blood during pregnancy, there's a risk that your unborn baby may get affected by rhesus disease.

Q. Why do I need Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin?

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin is needed to prevent a disease called Rhesus disease. This can help to avoid a process known as sensitisation in women. This is a condition when a woman with RhD negative blood is exposed to RhD positive blood and develops an immune response to it.

Q. How is Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin administered?

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin should be administered under the supervision of a trained healthcare professional or a doctor only and should not be self-administered. Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin is given into a muscle, normally in the upper arm. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit from Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.

Q. When is Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin given?

Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin will be given as an injection at 28 weeks of pregnancy and within 72 hours of birth, if your baby is Rh D positive. Consult your doctor before getting Anti Rh D Immunoglobulin.