Marriage Could Clear Diseases caused by this [Part 2]

Marriage Could Clear Diseases caused by this - "If he was counseled on, not necessarily the first child for sure hit

thalassemia. It could be a second or third child onwards. What is clear is that risk is definitely there, "he continued.

It's just because of the low number of couples who undergo premarital check in Yogyakarta (within 6 months of approximately only 1 pair), then this kind of disease can only be known after the child is sentenced to suffer thalassemia.

Ironically, most children with thalassemia are from underprivileged families. And like kidney disease patients who need dialysis, thalassemia patients must continue to undergo blood transfusions every 2-3 weeks throughout their lives. It would require no small cost.

There is also a disease or other health problems that can affect the couple's wedding plans such as infection toxoplasmosis, rubella, and CMV.

"If toxo, out of 100 people probably only 3 people who suffer from this kind of infection. But then again what would be a 3 percent? Fact that the risk of infection from viruses like toxoplasmosis that child could have mental retardation. Similarly, if the child got rubella, they can be deaf, dumb, "said Dr. Nurhadi.

If it is known through premarital health checks, marriage can still be done. Only after marriage, sex is better done by using condoms or other contraceptives to prevent pregnancy.

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