dancok:
exactly, me too i don't like telling people even my mom will say i should tell someone na, but I don't do it at all, people will be pitting u as if they too are complete. Africa can never be civilized.

I don't discriminate because I'm not their creator.The most important thing is to always show them love and support.

opal4real:




So real,the guy has a kid now but dnt know about the ex-wife.

I know of a guy AS who stubbornly got married to his heartthrob another AS. They have a child now and fortunately she is AS.

Oh okay.


As for the AS guy, he and his wife lucky this time around but the next child might be SS.

cuteme88:


God will see them both through. Na love cause am; make Nature understand.
After all Adam ate the forbidden fruit frm Eve with love! :-/ :-/ :-/

you are right

I don tire for this AS and DSS matter. Growing up I conducted a test and it proved I'm A+,just 3 years back I did another test and it revealed I'm AS. I'm just tired of the inconclusive nature of the blood test been done in 9ja as one needs to conduct a series of test to ascertain his or her blood group. For now I'm indifferent

donmayorgroup:
Why You Should Know your Genotype Before Considering Getting Married

A lot of Medical doctors and marriage counselors advise that couples who are about to get married should go for specific medical tests before tying the knot.
While this is very important, many couples don't heed this advice for fear of probably incompatible results, especially as regards their haemoglobin genotype, emerging to become a reason for not getting married after such a long and deep emotional investment into each other (it can be very heart-breaking and some people might go into depression that would require psychiatric care if they're compelled to cut off the relationship and marriage after such a long time of planning about their future together).

Instead of waiting till you meet that special half with whom you will spend your lifetime before realizing the importance of such specific medical tests, why not go for these medical tests now that you're probably single or have not met that special someone yet?

Whether you're a man or woman, you should undergo a haemoglobin genotype test now before you meet your lifetime partner when it might either be too late or the outcome of your incompatibility could drive you into a mental breakdown.

The Importance of knowing your Haemoglobin genotype

There are several disease variants of the haemoglobin gene, but the commonest ones are haemoglobin S and C. The normal haemoglobin gene present in adult humans is A which exist as AA.

However, some people have the A and S pairing as AS; some have the S and another S pairing as SS which is known as sickle cell disease; and a few people have S and C pairing to form SC which is also as bad as SS.

If your haemoglobin genotype test comes out as AS, SS or SC, it means you can give birth to a child with SS if you marry someone who is AS or SS. For instance, if a man with AS marries a woman with AS, one in every 4 children they have will be SS. But that's probability in theory. In reality that one child could be the first child; and that one child in every 4 children could manifest as 4 children in every 16 children, meaning the first 4 children can be SS and the couple has to give birth to more than 10 children to stand a chance of having a child who is either AA or AS!

Thats huge!!

Taking care of a child who is SS can be a nightmare especially for couples who don't have the financial capacity; and even for those with the financial resources, the child may still die from a crisis or complication that can occur when nobody expects it. Hence, knowing your haemoglobin genotype before entering a relationship that could lead to marriage will enable you talk about it with your partner, and if you're incompatible, the possibility of marriage can easily be ruled out at this early stage of the relationship, unlike when you're getting to know your haemoglobin genotype after proposal and the wedding is a few weeks away!

What's your genotype? Go find out today!

http://www.michaeldoosblog.info/2017/02/why-you-should-know-your-genotype.html

Prevention Is Better Than Cure . if u practice blind love u will regret it latter.(igbeyin ni dun olokuada.)

I'm waiting for a medical practitioner to address this issue. I attended a marriage seminar,and a man confirmed that he and his wife are AS. But his blood group is A+ while his wife is -ve, which makes none of their Children an SS carrier.

buygala:
And one deluded fellow who attended Shiloh 2016 or some other religious brainwash festival, having an AS genotype, will go right ahead and marry someone with an AS, AC, or even SS or SC genotype, and then proclaim "MY CASE IS DIFFERENT" or whatever silly slogan the "man of God " has bestowed on them for that year

The Pentecostals call this kinda imbecilic behaviour "a leap of faith"

I call it "self-destruct"

In fact sef, there should be a law criminalizing the act of any two people with the S or C In their genotype marrying each other....if they do, they should also be charged with murder if they beget SS kids, because they understood there is a possibility of them bearing an SS kid who may go through a lot of pain and then a premature and painful death all because his parents refused to have sense, or had sense but refused to use it

but this same church makes it compulsory for members to go through this test.. and I don't think they will support such marriage either. the Bishop of the church is a scholar

opal4real:


Kai I remember my former neighbour with 3 kids and all were SS. They all died b4 age 10 in a space of 3yrs.
The wife pick race and the man later remarried an AA. It's very important to check ur genotype to avoid story that touch.

why she cum pick race na.. she for stay.. lols

AS and AS can produce AA though... It's rare tho...





Me, I'm AA and all things being equal, I'll marry AA too... Let the genotype waste if it likes...

nbright:


No, only Pidgin

Eyah!

Phi001:
AS and AS can produce AA though... It's rare tho...





Me, I'm AA and all things being equal, I'll marry AA too... Let the genotype waste if it likes...

AS and AS means Out of 4 children, there's a possibility of having 1 AA, 2 AS and 1 SS.

Hian! Marrying an AS wouldn't harm you anyways.

[quote author=Valfrankie post=53337342] You guys make Sickle cell anaemia sound like a plague on this forum, I have seen people throw derogatory remarks and stale jokes using sick cell for emphasis. well if you must know, I'M SS and not shying away from it because I can't escape it, it was never my doing, my parents were ignorant so I must learn to be happy and appreciate the gift of life. Those born with AA genotype are lucky, AS carriers are equally lucky, SS patients are SPECIAL bred. We survive the pains, we survive discrimination by the public, we survive Soul numbing Crises pains, so many Dos and Don'ts, endless trip to the hospital, many a night while others enjoy blissful sleep in comfort, a wail of agony issues from our throats for no fault of ours, yet we push on. We will appreciate it if you guys can stop making SS patients feel inferior, we are human too, STOP RUBBING IT ON OUR FACES THAT YOU DON'T WANT US IN YOUR MIDST, WE KNOW ALREADY, unfortunately you can do NOTHING about it, lucky us. Finally, this is a topic worth the discuss, I hope some of you will not deliberately walk into open flames and call on God to send the rain. better to be safe than sorry. [/quote

u got a point! a valid point

TheeDetective:
No be all of them o, some AAs' are prone to malaria whilst other AAs' are not. Infact some of them can even go for a long period of time without experiencing malaria.

Okay

nkemdi89:

But you can control it, avoid mosquito, always use mosquito treated net, I was like that until I cultivated the habit of taking preventive measures. We are born to assist other genotypes. I have three friends to ss.

What are you feeling like, now?

Team AC.
Always cool and chilled.
zinny377 u shud be DC.
Buh wait o, y r ppl ds naive. U wr neva asked ya Gt. Ya tell us?
Sm r here spewing thrash from thr gobs abt the SS. It's well.
Those guys r the best set of friends u can eva meet in life. They equally need love. Show dem sm and not all thz.

lepasharon:


Don't mind these ignorant halfwits. They refuse to acknowledge that SC is not a death sentence and the end of the world.

Listen you Nigerians because you ppl have the most disgusting attitude towards ppl with SC compared to other black populations.

Ppl with SC are not weaklings like you think
Ppl with SC don't have HIV like the rest of you, ppl with SC are more intelligent than the rest of you, ppl with SC are not obese like the rest of you.


Ppl with SC please come out if you are in a shell and don't let anybody shame you because having SC is not ur fault and life is too short to be upset about having SC you might aswell be positive.

There's something really BIZARRE about the way Nigerians think. Or should I say, "the way they do not think"
Somebody's genotype is NOT his/her making. Why discriminate? Smh
I've not seen no reason why I should change my mind about leaving this stupiid country. I ONLY see reasons why I should fast track the process.

cuteme88:
If u know u are AA and about to commit the crime of wastage of marrying another AA under section 34 sub- section (a) raise your hands now!!!!

This is no joke; reactivate your LOVE and look for AS or SS to pair with immediate effect.

I wonder why someone with AA would still go ahead to marry another AA.Honestly speaking,it's not fair.They should help us(As and SS).

nbright:
Everybody for my house na AA

Lemme coman marry you

[quote author=Eaa247 post=53340325][/quote]It is well bro,people like us are behind you.I wonder why a mortal who can't create even a housefly would keep on discriminating,smmmh!there's a reason for everything.Though I'm an AS who cannot marry another AS,SS or SC but that doesn't mean I shouldn't care about them.What they need is our love and support and not the opposite.What people think or say about you doesn't matter just be yourself and always be happy.Let love lead.

Phi001:
AS and AS can produce AA though... It's rare tho...





Me, I'm AA and all things being equal, I'll marry AA too... Let the genotype waste if it likes...

Haaaaa!Baba wetin happen?please don't do that because an AS,SS,SC is patiently waiting for your proposal(lol).

sirfee:
I don't discriminate because I'm not their creator.The most important thing is to always show them love and support.

Yes and don't be condescending

i love this

lepasharon:


Yes and don't be condescending

No I don't but I can't marry a lady with AS,SS or SC because I'm an AS.

I don't think avoiding getting married to an AS or SS or SC is discriminating,its just being careful.
I am very there is no one here who hasn't lost a loved one having regressive blood cell.
I lost my best friend in secondary school to sickle cell and a neighbour lost his three wonderful lovely 3 kids and I saw this agile strong man almost turning into a vegetable n d wife almost running mad before she packed out of his house. I will never support any relationship where the genotype are AS/AS or AS/SS that can be likened to one committing infanticide. Any couples with d same regressive genotype must be discouraged.
Who love epp? D last time I checked th same love killed romeo n juliet,o of jack n rose,okoro and halima,bola and akpan.....

Paulpaulpaul:



I guess you are luckier than I am. My own AA does

Pele,d Lord is ur strength!My lst worst case of malaria dat I can rember was in my Js3,dat was 2003,afta dat no more till date!

Paulpaulpaul:
AA all the way but malaria too de disturb AA

Wow that means i might be AA also cos i hv never gone 3 striaght months without having malaria.

vickvilles:
Dis should even be d first criteria before any marriage.. Know your blood group Nigerians

Not blood group, its genotype

neoapocalypse:



I knee it would be another crappy write up with little knowledge of genetics

You can open a different tread to repudiate it with facts. Your comment has done no positive thing. You sounded only as someone who is pained for some certain reasons. You have a better knowledge? Share it. The op has done his best.

we all did this in jss na.
i must marry aa ib
as

unclezuma:
Please educate the people further and stop spreading half-truths and fear.

This is akin to championing eugenics...what happens to those with SS and SC do they stop existing for you and your purified AAs?

Before you jump in and quote get the facts and point them out to me.

~Selah

Tell us the full truth you know but op doesn't. You have done nothing good with the way you criticised. Or do you have personal grudge with op?

opal4real:


Kai I remember my former neighbour with 3 kids and all were SS. They all died b4 age 10 in a space of 3yrs.
The wife pick race and the man later remarried an AA. It's very important to check ur genotype to avoid story that touch.

am waiting for part 2. abeg wetin be d title of the movie?