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Advised For Egg Donation. Donors Blood Group Differs From Parents. Will Blood Group Difference Be A Concern?

hi doctor me and my wife have been advised to go for egg donation and the doctor has informed that the egg donor is O +ve while I am B +ve and my wife is B -ve. My query is that is it possible through natural conception to have a offspring with a blood group other than the blood group that the parents have i.e. can a child be born with a O +ve blood group if both the parents are of B blood group
Wed, 29 Aug 2012
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Hello,
Blood group compatibility is not at all needed for egg donation.
But if the parents want to hide their offsprings are from egg donation, it is better to have blood group matching.
For B+ and B- parents, chances of blood groups may be B+, B-, O+, O-.
This difference in blood groups are due to different genotypes for a specific phenotypes. It is a bit scientific.
Now for B+ and O+ parents (as in your case after egg donation), chances of blood groups may be B+, B-,O+, and O-.
So it is same as with your wife.
These differences are little bit complex. But if exact genotypes of blood groups of all three people known.
We could rule out some possible blood groups.
But in regular real life situations, we always do phenotype of blood grouping and hence it is difficult to know the truth of birth.
Conclusion: Yes, there is a possibility of having babies with different blood groups of the parents in case of egg donation, but in your case the blood groups appears to be same
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Advised For Egg Donation. Donors Blood Group Differs From Parents. Will Blood Group Difference Be A Concern?

Hello, Blood group compatibility is not at all needed for egg donation. But if the parents want to hide their offsprings are from egg donation, it is better to have blood group matching. For B+ and B- parents, chances of blood groups may be B+, B-, O+, O-. This difference in blood groups are due to different genotypes for a specific phenotypes. It is a bit scientific. Now for B+ and O+ parents (as in your case after egg donation), chances of blood groups may be B+, B-,O+, and O-. So it is same as with your wife. These differences are little bit complex. But if exact genotypes of blood groups of all three people known. We could rule out some possible blood groups. But in regular real life situations, we always do phenotype of blood grouping and hence it is difficult to know the truth of birth. Conclusion: Yes, there is a possibility of having babies with different blood groups of the parents in case of egg donation, but in your case the blood groups appears to be same