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8 week pregnancy chance of thalassaemia
Hi, i am 8 week pregnant and doctor ask me to do HEMOGLOBIN ELECTROPHORESIS
Method: HPLC which shows Frontal Peak with Low HBA2 are suspicious for ? Alpha Thalassemia (HB H disease), below is the result of mine:
Hb adult - 81.6
Foetal Hb (Hbf) - 1.1
HBA2-1.2
My husband's report shows Values of hemoglobin study suggestive of HB “D” heterozygous.
What needs to do next? Will it be fine we don't go for further test and continue this pregnancy?
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
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22 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Connect with the hematologist
husband also needs to undergo the same test
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