Just reading a newspaper report that researchers in China found a possible connection between blood group A and susceptability to infection from Coronavirus. This made me wonder if there is a connection between ATD and blood group. A quick search came up with
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/313...
Although I read a lot about my condition ( Graves ) I had never come across this possible connection and would like to know more so thought I would share.
I saw this on another thread I am B+ btw.
Have you seen this?
dailywire.com/news/watch-mi...
'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
theguardian.com/environment...
I believe it’s Gaia theory. The planet has had enough of us destroying it.
Very good article - thank you ☆
We had compulsory environmental philosophy in my EVS course. It was quite enlightening, & not just James Lovelock’s ideas!
Sorry - what is EVS ?
Environmental Science, though my options were mostly Geography. 🌳🦡🌊🌪🏞🌋🌍
Thank you ! Ah yes Geography - my best subject at school 🤔
I knew you were clever! 
Loved drawing maps and all that detail with mapping pens - loved it. Exports from N Africa - When Will Olive Oil See Popeye - WWOOSP - wheat wine olive oil sheep and phosphate ... c1961 !! 😎
Thyroid UK did a poll on here about blood groups. There was no conclusive conclusion. I've been looking for this poll, but can't find it because I don't know when it was. Maybe someone else remembers?
This one? healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
That's the one! Thank you, Red. 
Thank you greygoose and red apple. Interesting that this was being looked into on this forum 7 years ago. I am about to read the 55 replies. Unfortunately I have forgotten my blood group and unlikely now to have it checked. I believe in countries like Spain most people have a record of their blood group.
I only know mine because I used to be a blood donor. No doctor, to my knowledge, has ever tested it.
I only know mine & my son's from pregnancy.
Interesting poll results!
I don't think they told me my blood group when I as pregnant.
I'm Rh-negative, but fortunately so was my Small Person.
Ah, ok.
Pesky antibodies can cause issues if he was positive rather than the same blood type, though I've not read up on it for a very long time.
Rhesus factor discovered I believe in August '46 and I was born in the September to a Mum who had lost babies to the Rhesus factor. I was the first one born in the hospital where they were all set for the blood change. I didn't need it. Am O positive. Hubby A.
That's right, I rememer a nurse saying I'd need an injection of something to stop me producing antibodies that would attack a foetus of a different blood type. Your Mum was lucky you were fine, as we are to have you on the forum. It must have been so distressing for her to miscarry.
Are you sure Marz? I think you are negative. Please see my reply below x
I’m A negative x
I had the RhoGam injection which stops you forming antibodies against the blood of a positive baby you carry. The first positive baby you carry sometimes makes it, albeit born poorly, but after that they usually dont. Negative babies of a Rh negative mother are fine x
Here is a useful link about blood groups.
blood.co.uk/why-give-blood/...
Have you seen the poll?
Do you mean the one on this site?
The one just above.
On a similar theme, I would like to ask how many of us have had blood transfusions ?
Fortunately I have never needed one. Why do you ask ?
Never been right since I woke up after my second transfusion in New Zealand in 2010. Also had Mirena fitted at same time. Could hardly move when I woke and recognise that feeling again now. Got a bad bad rash all over 10 days after transfusion. They said I’d got a virus from the transfusion. They really wernt interested though and I’m sure if theyd given that blood to an old person theyd be dead. Took me months to be able to walk up the street. I wonder, if they gave me a virus what else could be transmitted x
I should also have said I got a few things after the transfusion I never had before but everyone always said you can’t get them from a transfusion but I wasn’t so sure.
I was so ill when I woke up and they told me it was the effects of the anaethetic. I got a terrible rash all over. Ive had virus after virus since. Never been right since. They cant say you cant get anything from a blood transfusion, you clearly can. You have to sign a disclaimer because not everything has been discovered about the blood. Also they knowingly infected and murdered lots of Haemophiliacs, new mothers and babies and others and who then infected their families and told them it was fine. Also you can be given too much blood which causes problems x
I have never had a blood transfusion but I had the mirena for 15 months and then I became ill with thyroid disease. As I have said before a lot of women in the USA blame the mirena for their thyroid disease and there is a class action against Bayer because of side effects.
drugwatch.com/mirena/lawsuits/
Yes I definitely did have a reaction to the Progesterone and had to see 6 doctors in NZ, UK and Canada over next 3 months as was travelling and so ill with an awful sore at ‘third eye’ until my body spontaneously rejected Mirena and sore healed straight away. They said was a rare localised Acne Rosacea caused by the Progesterone in Mirena. I really think my health would be a lot better without any medical intervention in my life. Everytime they make matters worse for me. More than I can write here but why I wrote the post about bitterness lol x
I actually had to have my face waxed when I had the mirena and my hair dropped out. It is a horrible device and I do not know why the NHS is pushing it on women of all ages. My friend has had 2 in the past and is now 64 and now has hypothyroid disease ... strange coincidence?!
I agree and at least we can inform women now through this brilliant site x
I have had a blood transfusion and now have Hashimoto’s although I had autoimmune problems before the transfusion
The full paper is freely available here:
jstage.jst.go.jp/article/en...
Table on page 3.
IS LONG COVID A NEW AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?
Is Interstitial Cystitis linked to Autoimmune thyroid disease? 
Do I have autoimmune thyroid disease?
Why women get more autoimmune diseases
