Saturday, October 31, 2009

Blood Type? AB Neg?

I've been told its a rare blood type, i have it and i know a few people have it so i was was wondering how rare it really was... anyone else AB Neg? If not, whats your type?
Answer:
I am o- which makes me a universal donor. O- can donate blood to anyone but can only accept O-...worst type to have if you need best to give
AB+

Very rare AB is like only 4% of the population. And, I would guess the RH is about 50/50.

So, I would guess you are part of 2% of the population that have AB-

AB positive can receive any blood type. And you can receive any RH negative blood type.
I'm B+.

I haven't ever met anyone with the same blood type as me.

However, my youngest brother's type is AB-. He was born 8 weeks premature.
Yes it is rare . My girlfriend has this kind of blood !! Rare and peculiar ! AB pos is universal recipient which I believe is more unusual
I am O neg which is universal donor my blood is fine for all !!
What are the different types of blood? (Top)
Blood comes in different types. Each person has a specific ABO type (A, B, AB, 0) and RH factor (positive or negative). Nearly half of all the blood ordered by hospitals is Type 0 negative.

The most prevalent types of blood are 0 positive and A positive. The least common types are B negative and AB negative. Only fifteen percent of the population is negative for the RH factor.

Type 0 negative donors are always in demand because their blood can be safely transfused to patients of all blood types, making them "universal donors."

For example, a premature baby's life can depend on a transfusion of 0 negative blood because the usual cross-matching and blood-typing procedures may not be possible. Or in an emergency, a patient may need a transfusion immediately, with no time to cross-match blood. Often, the patient receives type 0 negative blood until the emergency is over and the patient is stable.

Patients with any of the positive blood types can safely receive type 0 positive blood.

Here is a breakdown of different blood types and their uses:
Prevalence of Blood Type
AB Neg. .6% 1 in 167

B Neg. 1.5% 1 in 67

AB Pos. 3.4% 1 in 29

A Neg. 6.3% 1 in 16

0 Neg. 6.6% 1 in 15

B Pos. 8.5% 1 in 12

A Pos. 35.7% 1 in 3

0 Pos. 37.4% 1 in 3

Possible Transfusion Combinations
Blood Type Can be given to patients with type
0+ 0+, A+, B+, AB+

A+ A+, AB+

B+ B+, AB+

AB+ AB+

0- 0+, A+, B+, AB+, 0- , A- , -B , AB-

A- A+, AB+, A- , AB-

B- B+, AB+, B- , AB-

AB- AB+, AB-
my hubby is also AB- i'm O+ . my best friend's mom is also AB- as well.
That is the rarest of blood types, less than three percent of the population.

You may, however receive red blood cells from any other group, so long as it is Rh negative.

AB is called the universal recipient, because they can receive blood from all the other groups.

Rh is most important in pregnancies, in women who are Rh negative and have been immunized to the Rh factor. Modern medicine has developed a solution to this problem.
I just found out that I am B negative today... almost the rarest apparently.
I'm B+, uncommon, but not as rare as yours. Apparently country also has to do with occurence rates as well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blood_type#...
except AB- is the rarest everywhere.

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