Rh Blood Typing, Rhesus Factor, Pregnancy & Rhogam Explained by a Genetic Counselor

Have you been wondering what it means to be Rh negative or Rh positive and why it's important, especially in pregnancy.  In this video a reproductive genetic counselor will share her Rh negative results and explain what the risks are in pregnancy and discuss Rhogam the easy and quick treatment available to Rh negative women who conceive with an Rh positive sperm source.

Katie Lee is a certified genetic counselor with over five years of practice in reproductive medicine. She has worked for one of the most well-known IVF clinics in the United States and also for a genetic testing laboratory that offered fertility related genetic testing. On this channel Katie discusses topics in fertility/preconception genetic counseling and her own personal experience with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.

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