Hi My partner has thalassemia trait, and i was wondering if i am anemic or thalassemia.  can i just ask my doctor or do i have to do a blood test. Because i am worried that if we get married and have a child our child may have to have a blood transfusion.
Hi, first you should go for blood test for thalassemia. Go for HE chromatography. If you are normal then there is no harm to marry a girl with thalassemia trait. But if you are also thalassemia trait then you should not marry that girl. Because if both parents are thalassemia trait then there is chance of having baby with thalassemia major and required repeated blood transfusion. So go for he chromatography and take decision accordingly. Thanks for using Chat Doctor.