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HealthRe: Confused And Heartbroken: My Son Was Diagnosed With Sickle Cell Anemia by yeremishe: 12:01am On May 17, 2025
No causae for alarm---Just adhere to the following advice
(1) Identify a good hospital with an experienced Haematalogist that will advise you guys the best medication to be administering to him daily, and the regaular check-ups that are necessary.
(2) If you can afford it, for subsequent conceptions, you both should consider IVF with PGD so the embryo can be screened of any condition, in this case SS before tranferring into your wife's womb. It is expensive but strongly advisable. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a laboratory procedure used in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF) to reduce the risk of passing on inherited conditions.
(3) By the time you guys have more kids from (2) above which will be free of SS, then you could consider Bone Marrow Transplant(BMT) using (2) as compactible donors to (1) above. BMT is the only cure for SS for now.
(4) First thing first, take number (1) seriously and follow it up to the later with the help and guildance of doctors, particularly Haematologist.
(5) You must be very intentional and meticulous with the daily medications for your son.

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