Source: DOCTORSHUB NIGERIA



#1. GENOTYPE:
This test will reveal to you whether you are a sickler (SS), a carrier of the sickle cell trait (AS) or normal (AA). This test is one of the most important of this list. In fact, some churches now make it mandatory for would-be couples to have their genotypes done. It is too important a test not to do. The sickle cell trait is so common among blacks. You may not be a sickler but be a carrier of the trait (AS)- and you only need another partner carrying the AS trait to give birth to children who are sicklers. The suffering that comes with being a sickler or having a sickler child is too grave for any couple in their right thinking minds to ignore.


#2. BLOOD GROUP/RHESUS FACTOR:
This one is like the easiest and most common of them. Yet, some couples still throw caution to the wind and do whatever they like. Apart from the fact that knowing your partner's blood group can prove useful in saving his or her life during an emergency, it also finds useful application in preventing a condition called hemolytic disease of the newborn (Erythroblastosis foetalis- a condition affecting newborns where there blood is destroyed by maternal antibodies). It is caused when a Rhesus negative mother is pregnant with a Rhesus positive child (rhesus factor is an antigen found on the surface of red blood cells and seen in 85% of humans) and her body is stimulated to produce anitodies against the baby's blood. While the index pregnancy may not result in complications, subsequent pregnancies (in which the babies are Rhesus positive) are severely attacked by the maternal antibodies. The offending antibodies, already synthesized by the mother during the first pregnancy, viciously attack and destroy the baby's blood, leading to stillbirth and miscarriages.


#3. HIV TEST:
The sheer number of deaths due to HIV and AIDS makes it an infection of importance. It is extremely important that all couples contemplating marriage know their HIV status before walking down the aisle. Since this infection is readily transmitted to the baby during birth, it is important that couples make the necessary efforts to successfully prevent the mother-to-child transmission of the virus.


#4. FERTILITY INDEX:
This is a test done to ascertain the fertility of a couple. More often than not, a couple is unware that they have fertility problems until about 2 or more years after marriage and unsuccessful trials at conceiving. The test profiles the reproductive hormones in both partners while semen analysis is tested in the man and ovulation is tested in the woman. Except a couple is not willing to have children before or after marriage, this is one important test to get done.


#5. TORCHES screen:
TORCHES [T-toxoplasmosis, O-other (varicella zosters and parvo virus B19), R-rubella, C-cytomegalovirus, H-herpes simplex and S-syphilis] are a group of infections which the growing fetus contracts from its mother. They account for about 3% of all congenital anomalies. Their importance in the success of any pregnancy cannot be overemphasized, as they are known to cause stillbirth, miscarriages, and other terrible congenital complications in the baby. It is important that couples get screened for them before marriage and particularly before they try to conceive- almost all cases of the infection in the baby is gotten from the mother. The goal of screening is to diagnose parents who are infected with one or more of them and treat them promptly before marriage or conception.


#6. GENETIC SCREENING:
This is an extremely vital and recent test added to the list of tests. As it has been shown, some diseases are inherited from parents because of their genetic nature (i.e they are found in the genes of the parents). Diseases like cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Tay-Sacch's disease and a host of other terrible diseases are of genetic origin and transmitted from parents to their offsprings. By knowing whatever genetic ailments a couple harbours, they can undertake measures, like genetic engineering, to mitigate the risks of transmitting the ailment to their children.


#7. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT:
Countries like China and Malaysia and some Arab countries have made this test a mandatory premarital tests for all couples. However, even with its growing acceptance in other parts of the world, Africans have refused to acknowledge the importance of this test. Yet, its impact on marriages and relationships bears grave consequences. Mentally unstable people have been found to exhibit violent behaviours. Also, some mental ailments like bipolar disorder have been found to run in families-for example, children having at least one bipolar parent have a 10% risk of having the disease while children with both parents have the risk increased to 40%! If at all you are unperturbed about marrying a mentally unstable and violent man or woman, undertake this test for your unborn children.


#8. TEST FOR STDs:
STDs too? Yes! Take gonorrhoea for example- it is the commonest infective cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) which if left untreated can fester and result in infertility in the woman. Also, STDs have been linked with the transmission of HIV, and are also known to cause miscarriages. Just before you say, "Yes, I do", make sure you and your partner are not harbouring any STD or grudges, as the case may be.


#9. SREENING FOR CHRONIC DISEASES:
Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart conditions must be screened for. This is due to the fact that they negatively affect the outcome of a pregnancy. Any couple intending to marry must know their hypertensive and diabetic status because of the association of these conditions with infertility and high-risk pregnancies.


#10. THALASSEMIA TEST:
This is a test done to detect the thalassemia gene in a couple. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by the production of big, abnormal haemoglobins (the proteins that carries oxygen in the blood). Because they are not normal, red blood cells which carry these haemoglobins are constantly destroyed, leading to anaemia. With a test called haemoglobin electrophoresis, a couple can tell whether they carry the trait and if they do, they can implore assisted reproductive technology to prevent their babies from inheriting the disease.

You may also find useful, "PREGNANCY CHECKLIST: 7 IMPORTANT DISEASES YOU MUST GET SCREENED FOR" by clicking on this http://doctorshub.com.ng/2017/03/09/pregnancy-checklist-7-important-diseases-you-must-get-screened-for/.


Thanks for reading!




http://doctorshub.com.ng/2017/03/09/10-medical-tests-every-couple-must-do-before-marriage/

Noted.... But...

Imagine you dated her for 8 years....she is ok with genptype and HIV, and the rest is off, what are you insinuating? Acid is not expensive oooo

Damian2016:

Source: DOCTORSHUB NIGERIA



#1. GENOTYPE:
This test will reveal to you whether you are a sickler (SS), a carrier of the sickle cell trait (AS) or normal (AA). This test is one of the most important of this list. In fact, some churches now make it mandatory for would-be couples to have their genotypes done. It is too important a test not to do. The sickle cell trait is so common among blacks. You may not be a sickler but be a carrier of the trait (AS)- and you only need another partner carrying the AS trait to give birth to children who are sicklers. The suffering that comes with being a sickler or having a sickler child is too grave for any couple in their right thinking minds to ignore.


#2. BLOOD GROUP/RHESUS FACTOR:
This one is like the easiest and most common of them. Yet, some couples still throw caution to the wind and do whatever they like. Apart from the fact that knowing your partner's blood group can prove useful in saving his or her life during an emergency, it also finds useful application in preventing a condition called hemolytic disease of the newborn (Erythroblastosis foetalis- a condition affecting newborns where there blood is destroyed by maternal antibodies). It is caused when a Rhesus negative mother is pregnant with a Rhesus positive child (rhesus factor is an antigen found on the surface of red blood cells and seen in 85% of humans) and her body is stimulated to produce anitodies against the baby's blood. While the index pregnancy may not result in complications, subsequent pregnancies (in which the babies are Rhesus positive) are severely attacked by the maternal antibodies. The offending antibodies, already synthesized by the mother during the first pregnancy, viciously attack and destroy the baby's blood, leading to stillbirth and miscarriages.


#3. HIV TEST:
The sheer number of deaths due to HIV and AIDS makes it an infection of importance. It is extremely important that all couples contemplating marriage know their HIV status before walking down the aisle. Since this infection is readily transmitted to the baby during birth, it is important that couples make the necessary efforts to successfully prevent the mother-to-child transmission of the virus.


#4. FERTILITY INDEX:
This is a test done to ascertain the fertility of a couple. More often than not, a couple is unware that they have fertility problems until about 2 or more years after marriage and unsuccessful trials at conceiving. The test profiles the reproductive hormones in both partners while semen analysis is tested in the man and ovulation is tested in the woman. Except a couple is not willing to have children before or after marriage, this is one important test to get done.


#5. TORCHES screen:
TORCHES [T-toxoplasmosis, O-other (varicella zosters and parvo virus B19), R-rubella, C-cytomegalovirus, H-herpes simplex and S-syphilis] are a group of infections which the growing fetus contracts from its mother. They account for about 3% of all congenital anomalies. Their importance in the success of any pregnancy cannot be overemphasized, as they are known to cause stillbirth, miscarriages, and other terrible congenital complications in the baby. It is important that couples get screened for them before marriage and particularly before they try to conceive- almost all cases of the infection in the baby is gotten from the mother. The goal of screening is to diagnose parents who are infected with one or more of them and treat them promptly before marriage or conception.


#6. GENETIC SCREENING:
This is an extremely vital and recent test added to the list of tests. As it has been shown, some diseases are inherited from parents because of their genetic nature (i.e they are found in the genes of the parents). Diseases like cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Tay-Sacch's disease and a host of other terrible diseases are of genetic origin and transmitted from parents to their offsprings. By knowing whatever genetic ailments a couple harbours, they can undertake measures, like genetic engineering, to mitigate the risks of transmitting the ailment to their children.


#7. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT:
Countries like China and Malaysia and some Arab countries have made this test a mandatory premarital tests for all couples. However, even with its growing acceptance in other parts of the world, Africans have refused to acknowledge the importance of this test. Yet, its impact on marriages and relationships bears grave consequences. Mentally unstable people have been found to exhibit violent behaviours. Also, some mental ailments like bipolar disorder have been found to run in families-for example, children having at least one bipolar parent have a 10% risk of having the disease while children with both parents have the risk increased to 40%! If at all you are unperturbed about marrying a mentally unstable and violent man or woman, undertake this test for your unborn children.


#8. TEST FOR STDs:
STDs too? Yes! Take gonorrhoea for example- it is the commonest infective cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) which if left untreated can fester and result in infertility in the woman. Also, STDs have been linked with the transmission of HIV, and are also known to cause miscarriages. Just before you say, "Yes, I do", make sure you and your partner are not harbouring any STD or grudges, as the case may be.


#9. SREENING FOR CHRONIC DISEASES:
Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart conditions must be screened for. This is due to the fact that they negatively affect the outcome of a pregnancy. Any couple intending to marry must know their hypertensive and diabetic status because of the association of these conditions with infertility and high-risk pregnancies.


#10. THALASSEMIA TEST:
This is a test done to detect the thalassemia gene in a couple. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by the production of big, abnormal haemoglobins (the proteins that carries oxygen in the blood). Because they are not normal, red blood cells which carry these haemoglobins are constantly destroyed, leading to anaemia. With a test called haemoglobin electrophoresis, a couple can tell whether they carry the trait and if they do, they can implore assisted reproductive technology to prevent their babies from inheriting the disease.

You may also find useful, "PREGNANCY CHECKLIST: 7 IMPORTANT DISEASES YOU MUST GET SCREENED FOR" by clicking on this http://doctorshub.com.ng/2017/03/09/pregnancy-checklist-7-important-diseases-you-must-get-screened-for/.


Thanks for reading!




http://doctorshub.com.ng/2017/03/09/10-medical-tests-every-couple-must-do-before-marriage/

Mental health assessment? You donminit!!!

Very informative! Thanks Op

With due respect, the article is trashy, poorly researched and not reviewed by someone knowledgeable.

Intending couples need not do all those tests.

Lets stop sharing 'toxic' information in public domains.

Apparently this is a typical copy and paste article, and the op is a lazy blogger .
FFS, what's it with the 'must' ?
Asides 1, 2 & 3 the others are really unnecessary in our environment and are done on a situational basis or as ordered by the doctor.
4 Is done when there is high index of ssuspicion or when infertility runs in the family of either man or woman
5 Routinely done at first ante natal visit
6 This is like looking for a needle in a haysack.
7 Lol, In this Buhari's era, we're all depressed, aren't we? Thankgod for NL, Twitter, EPL, Booze, Sex (as is applicable to you )
8&9 oh yeah!?
10 Peculiar to those in the middle east and Mediterranean region

Kuku no marry then