<human>: 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.
<bot>: 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,