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What is an Indirect Coombs Test?
I was asked to do an 'Indirect Coombs Test' (blood test) by my gynae. Can someone tell me the significance of this test and what it means? The result came back "negative". My blood group is A- and I have mild PCOS. I want to know what this test is for and is a negative result for the same a bad thing?
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Negative test is normal..
It means you have not formed antibodies against Rh positive cells...
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When your husband is positive blood group and type and if u are trying for pregnancy or pregnant already we advice this test to know if rhesus isoimmunisation had occured
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Dr. Sarika Dahiphale
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
22 yrs exp
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Negative test is good thing and this is routine test in every women with negative bld group, your doctor will give you injection of anti rhD at 28~34 weeks
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