[Treatment of ABO blood type incompatibility caused early abortion with traditional Chinese medicine].
This results of 30 cases with the history of abortion due to ABO blood type incompatibility treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) were reported. The titer of serum IgG anti A/B antibody were determined in these patients. Antibody titer < or = 1:128 before pregnancy or < or = 1:64 after pregnancy were treated with TCM till delivery. 25 cases gave birth at full term, 5 cases were before term. Abortion, stillbirth or hemolytic newborn death were not found. The lower the maternal serum IgG anti A/B titer, the lower the incidence of hemolytic jaundice; while the earlier the treatment after pregnancy, the lower the occurrence of hemolytic jaundice also.
Gynecological and Obstetrical Hospital, Shanghai Medical University.
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JL
Han
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Yan
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000150:complications*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G