hello doc,i am a dentist by profession and recently discovered that i am a thalassemia carrier coincidently so is my girlfriend.Doc, we are planning to get married but our families are afraid of our genetic conditions.can you through some light, what needs to be done and how serious is the gravity of situation.Thanks
Hello dear ,,,your query is about genetic councellingWell dear male are very early carriers they are mostly affected so firstly do yours labs againSecondly if your girl friend is also carrier ,,,we will go to Mendel law of inheritance which state that 50percent of offsprings will be carriers and 50 percent affected,,,so you people have high risk of thalassemia kids ,,,so be conscious,,,,stay blessed