Thalassemia & Sickle Cell — Carrier Screening
थैलेसीमिया और सिकल सेल — कैरियर जाँच
Thalassemia and sickle cell are inherited blood disorders. A "carrier" (thalassemia minor / sickle cell trait) is healthy and usually has no idea. But if BOTH partners are carriers, each pregnancy has a 1-in-4 chance of a severely affected child who may need blood transfusions every 2-3 weeks for life. India has 100,000-150,000 people living with transfusion-dependent thalassemia and a carrier rate of 3-4% nationally. One blood test — costing about ₹550 — tells you where you stand.
When to see a doctor
- TURANT DOCTOR — Sickle cell trait/disease ke saath achanak tez dard, saans phoolna, seene mein dard, ya bukhaar (sickle crisis ho sakta hai)
- DOCTOR KO DIKHAO — 3 mahine iron lene ke baad bhi Hb nahi badha (iron aur badhane se pehle HPLC test karwao — thalassemia minor iron ki kami jaisa dikhta hai)
- ABHI TEST KARWAO — Pregnant hain aur khandaan mein thalassemia/sickle cell hai (pehle 12 weeks mein test = sab options khule rehte hain)
- PATI KA TEST KARWAO — Aap carrier nikli hain (iske bina risk pata hi nahi chal sakta — yeh sabse zaroori agla kadam hai)
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