hello doctor, i am a 26 yr old male, soon to marry a girl who is diagnosed as thalassemia minor,her father also has it and half of her cousins also have it...i have never had any family history in both paternal and maternal sides...also i dont feel any signs and symptoms of weakness,but i have never got myself tested.also she is not symptomatic ,only thing her last hemoglobin was 9.7gm%.what investigations should i perform on myself and her so that we dont have any future doubts.thanks.
Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You should go for complete blood count to check He and RBC indices. For that minor you should go for confirmatory test like he chromatography.  It will give complete idea. If you are normal then no need to worry.  If you are also that minor then you should not marry the girl with that minor. Both that minor parents have chance that baby have that major.  So to avoid that you should go for test. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.