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What Investigations Should Be Done For Thalassemia Minor?

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.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi, dear.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You should go for complete blood count to check Hb and rbc indices. For thal minor you should go for confirmatory test like hb chromatography. It will give complete idea. If you are normal then no need to worry. If you are also thal minor then you should not marry the girl with thal minor. Both thal minor parents have chance that baby have thal 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 health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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What Investigations Should Be Done For Thalassemia Minor?

Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You should go for complete blood count to check Hb and rbc indices. For thal minor you should go for confirmatory test like hb chromatography. It will give complete idea. If you are normal then no need to worry. If you are also thal minor then you should not marry the girl with thal minor. Both thal minor parents have chance that baby have thal 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 health care magic. Wish you a very good health.