I have a hemoglobin a count of 66% and hemoglobin s count 0f 30.8. I have been told to see a hematologist. I have been reading about the causes and one of them is living at a high altitude, which I recently took a short term position where it is a high altitude. I am wondering if I should follow up with the hematologist now or wait until I return home in about 6 weeks to see if this changes. hemoglobin a2 is in the normal range of 3.2.
Hi there, It looks like you have Sickle cell trait. That means only one gene out of 2 is defective. But this condition is not a cause for worry. You won't have any symptoms because of this, and you will have normal life expectancy. But there is risk of getting a sickle cell child, if your spouse is also sickle cell trait and both of you give abnormal gene to your child. I am not sure about rise of HBS at high altitude. You can recheck hemoglobin electrophoresis after 6 weeks and revert. Anyway it not an urgent thing to be done. Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help. With regards,