Blood Groups Types Explained

When your practitioner tells you your "blood type", you are being given two pieces of information - your Blood Group and your Rh Status.

Your blood group will be A, B, AB, or O. If you have "A" "B" or "O" blood group, you have antibodies in your blood plasma that destroy some of the other blood groups. If you have group "A" blood, you cannot receive blood that is group "B" and vice versa. If you have "O" blood, your body will create antibodies to fight "A" or "B" blood. If you have group "AB" blood however, your body will not create antibodies for any of the other blood groups.
Your Rh status will be listed as negative (-) or positive (+). If you have Rh- blood, your body may form antibodies against Rh+ blood and destroy it. In order for this to happen, you must first be exposed to Rh+ blood (i.e., through a blood transfusion or carrying an Rh+ fetus). This can be a problem if you have antibodies against Rh+ blood and are pregnant with an Rh+ fetus. However, there is medication that can prevent this reaction from occurring if it is given immediately after you are exposed to Rh+ blood.

Blood type and Rh	How many people have it?
O +	40 %
O -	7 %
A +	34 %
A -	6 %
B +	8 %
B -	1 %
AB +	3 %
AB -	1 %

Does your Blood Type reveal your personality?

According to a Japanese institute that does research on blood types, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types. How do you rate?

Blood Group Type	About Personality
TYPE O	You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.
TYPE A	You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.
TYPE B	You're a rugged individualist, who's straightforward and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakne ss.
TYPE AB	Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.

Blood Typing

The chart of blood groups from whom you can receive the blood is given below.

If Your Type Is	O-	O+	B-	B+	A-	A+	AB-	AB+
AB+	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
AB-	YES		YES		YES		YES
A+	YES	YES			YES	YES
A-	YES				YES
B+	YES	YES	YES	YES
B-	YES		YES
O+	YES	YES
O-	YES

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sri_hari_1993@yahoo.comm on Sun, Jan 6th, 2008 at 4:36 AM

I'm not able to copy the infomation provided.

nigeleagle@waitrose.com on Wed, Jan 7th, 2009 at 2:01 AM

Hi! What does Rh D indicate? Anything to do with Native Americans?

sporty448@yahoo.com on Thu, Mar 26th, 2009 at 9:34 PM

If you are Rh positive that means your have antigen D in your blood and if you are negative, you lack the antigen in your blood. Majority of people have the antigen D in their blood. It has nothing to do with Native Americans, although some groups tend to lack them more than others i.e. Caucasians lack them more than Asians.

BRITBRATY@MSN.COM on Fri, Feb 12th, 2010 at 5:11 AM

My daughter is pregnant with her first child. Her father and I (mother) are both o-ve but her docter says she has a-ve blood group. Is this possible? I thought if we were both o-ve she would have to be also. Please answer as this is important to me, may be her doctor could have made a mistake.

johnmclean05@hotmail.co.uk on Fri, Feb 26th, 2010 at 1:25 AM

I was concerned about my pregnant daughter as her late mother had type 1 nf and had concerns about her blood type but your web page was very helpful. Many Thanks!