This post is inspired by a reply on Quora from someone claiming to be a medical professional. When asked why it is so difficult to find out one’s blood type, he replied with “Why do you need to know? It isn’t important”.
I disagree and here are 7 reasons why:
1
In pregnancies, the blood type information can be crucial.
2
You may travel to a country where your blood type is tough to access due to lowered frequencies among donors.
3
Anything related to you should also be of interest to you.
4
There are plenty of medical conditions associated with blood types.
5
Are blood types and personality traits connected?
6
“I don’t know” should never be a permanent answer.
7
Knowing your blood type may open a door to finding out more about your ancestry.
Please note, that blood type is not sufficient evidence to prove paternity and also highly questionable in exclusion.