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My Daughter May Have Neutropenia....heard of It?
Asked by P.A. from Los Angeles
on April 4, 2008
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My 9 month old daughter's pediatrician thinks she may have a blood disease called Neutropenia. I don't know much about it, except that her white blood cell count is ...
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- I have a colleague in the advocacy world named Kelly...her son has Neutropenia if I'm not mistaken...and she is also a consumer advocate at Coram (infusion services fo...
- Neutropenia is not a disease, but a disorder - a symptom of a disease. It does occur naturally in many blacks and people of Jewish descent. in caucasians, it is a symp...
- I had never heard of it before today, but have looked it up on several reputable medical websites (example: www.ucsfhealth.org, www.mayoclinic.com) & it can be very s...
Anyone 'Donated' Cord Blood Before?
Asked by A.L. from Washington DC
on September 12, 2008
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Just wondered if anyone has donated cord blood before? Don't really see why I wouldn't do it but I guess it is just new territory so still feeling it out. Anyone wit...
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- I banked my daughter's cord blood through Viacord when she was born 17 months ago at Loudoun Hospital. My doctor was agreeable to my banking of my daughter's cord bloo...
- Actually we ended up saving our baby's cord blood due to the fact that heart problems run in my husbands family and they are doing amazing things with these cells and ...
- I did. Well, I didn't donate it - meaning I'm having it stored for my family's use. I delivered my son at Reston, and Cord Blood Resgistry is the company I used. Th...
Jewish Carrier Panel - Can Anyone Tell Me Their Experience?
Asked by L.F. from San Diego
on October 31, 2008
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I was wondering if there were any Jewish couples out there who could tell me about their experience getting (or not getting)"The Jewish Panel" - aka, pre-conception bl...
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- Hi, I don't know too much about the testing process. I only know my sister-in-law's experience. She is a carrier of Tay Sachs. Her NOW ex-husband is of French Cana...
- I had the tests done once I was already pregnant, and it was no big deal. i don't think you need to do it ahead of time, unless that would impact your decision to conc...
- I am Jewish and my Doctor had me do the tests before I got pregnant and it turned out that I am a carrier for gaucher's disease. So there was the possibility for it, b...
