What Medical Tests Should Be Taken Before Getting Married?

Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2014

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Tue, 8 Jul 2014 Answered on

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Question : What all medical tests should be taken before getting married? is it true that u shouldn't marry same blood group.

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (27 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can marry same blood group

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

The thing about blood group is that the woman should not be rh- negative. This may result in some problems with pregnancy. Nowadays, sera (injections) are available to deal with it. So blood group is not an issue for marriage.

You should not marry within your family (even distant cousins). It can result in manifestation of some genetic conditions in kids.

Tests can be done for sexually transmitted conditions if really worried).

Hope it helps.

Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar