Thalassemia Questions

Yes there is 25% possibility that the kid will be thalassemia major. But you can do following test during pregnancy to find out
if your baby is at risk for thalassemia, you can have prenatal tests during pregancy to see if he has the condition. Prenatal tests are tests you get during pregnancy to see how you and your baby are doing. 1. Chorionic villus sampling (also called cvs). This test checks tissue from the placenta to see if your baby has a genetic condition. You can get cvs at 10 to 1...more

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Yes there are high chances of having thalassemia.
You should consult your gyencologist for proper test and guidance for the early diagnosis.

No
That wouldnt cause weakness as your body is adapted to low Hb
We need to look for alternate etiology as well
1. Superadded iron deficiency
2. Hypothyroidism.

It depends on degree of match
Complications arising post transplant
Conditioning regimen used for transplant etc
It can be as low as 5-6 lakhs to as Hugh as 20-25 lakhs as well.

Hi sir- in my opinion it will be better if you take our thalla and HB med course-- for permanent cure.
Low Hb is of high concern to the baby even and both.

No. Don't worry.
Accuracy of the CVS Test. Chorionic villus sampling is more than 99 percent accurate when it comes to diagnosing chromosomal results, such as Down syndrome. However, there's a sliver of a chance for a false positive—when the test comes back indicating a genetic problem, but in reality, the baby is developing normally.

Hi, the filtered prbc transfusion contains same amount of iron as without​ filter. Filter are not for reduction of iron. It is used to reduce transfusion associated fever, shivering and to reduce late effect of alloimunisation, a complications which leads to future blood transfusion ineffective. For iron overload, one need to take regular oral medicine (chelation therapy). Hope it clears the confusion.

As she is thalassemic, so I think, she is receiving regular blood transfusion. The direct coombs test may become positive in many situations and treatment is completely different for those. First the test may give false positive report, if done within 3 weeks of last transfusion. If it is true positive, then we need to do indirect coombs test with specific card (3 card or 11 card) to know whether it is auto immune or allo immune in nature. For details evaluation you need to contact with immuno h...more

Hi you r not fit for travel.
In my opinion you take our medicine course ist -4 months and get cured, then go to other country.