Doc my current husband is thal minor and we are planning for a baby. My blood group is O+. I have a 6 year old son, with my first husband. My query to you is what are the problems that am going to face in pregnancy and will our baby have thal?Please help?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Thalassaemia is caused by inheriting the thalassemia genetic disorder from only one parent. People with thalassemia minor are carriers of the disease, but do not usually have health problems. If both partners have thalassemia minor, they then there is a 25% (1 in 4) chance with each pregnancy of having a child with thalassemia major. Please make sure that you are not a thalassemia minor, and you can confirm the thalassemia status of your unborn child by doing a simple test during the pregnancy. At the moment it is important for you to get tested for possible thalassemia trait and then discuss with your doctor. Please do not worry.