Descending to the Children's Thalassemia

Descending to the Children's Thalassemia - Doc, I have a brother who exposed thalesemia since childhood. My own good health condition. I am 23 years old and plan to marry in the near future, but I am worried about the future of my children if I am pregnant lest I also carrier so my son can be like my brother.

How do I dock it to have healthy children? I saw my brother's life was tough for dependents parents and my sister now age 25 years and still continues to do a transfusion.

What is thalassemia can be detected early? If my carrier if my child can be affected by thalassemia? I like the little boy had a child but if he continues to suffer, so I do not intend to marry.

Please explanations dock, the possibility of a child exposed to people with thalesemia thalesemia of family?

Answer :

Thalassemia is a blood disorder, including hereditary hemolytic anemia, which means a decrease anemia due to hemoglobin (Hb) Hb blood fragile and rapidly diminishing, so the child will look pale. While we know Hb binds oxygen and circulate into the bloodstream for life lasted. When hemoglobin is always low, causing disturbances of organs. In this case the child will require repeated blood transfusions to keep Hb normal.

This disease is an inherited genetic disorder outosom, that child will be affected by thalassemia, when both father and mother nature at the same carrier. Under the law of Mendel, every child born of father and mother of the nature of this disease have a chance of 25%, carrier (carrier properties) 50% and 25% healthy.

Ms. Tia So while this may sound 25% or carrier (carrier properties) 50%. We recommend that before marrying Ms. Tia and husband were both checked blood, if Hb Ms. Tia and husband are both carriers of properties. So that prevention can be done. It is not that mean the same as the nature of an arranged marriage was canceled. The goal of genetic counseling is to organize the future and what steps are taken when a child in the womb suspected thalassemia.