Thalassemia Questions

Following are the chances if you go ahead:-
50% chance of having a child with thalassaemia minor
50% chance of having a normal child
None of the couple’s children will get thalassaemia major

You need to consult an endocrinologist and he will prescribe the testosterone injection IF required. However, the cause of your stunted growth is a secondary iron overload from the monthly blood transfusion. You need to fix that by consulting a hematologist and taking medicines for your excess iron and have it under control. Feel free to discuss any other issues related to your condition over an​ online consult and I will be happy to help.

Kindly check whether your father is on any anti platelet agents like T. Ecosprin /Aspirin or clopidogrel. Which are routinely given in diabetic agents for prevention of blockages. Kindly check whether intermittently his blood pressure is going high because of stress or inadequate treatment. Kindly check whether your father is put on any heparin like agents to prevent deep vein thrombosis post hip surgery. Kindly check patients bleeding time / clotting time /platelet count /PTPI
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Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, rice, and beans! These healthy foods contain non-heme iron, which is more difficult to absorb than heme iron. Plus, many of these foods contain oxalates, which actually inhibit iron absorption.

Yes definitely. There is risk. And probability of inheritance depends upon the state of your wife. Carrier verses major.

As you both are thalassemia minor pt and have lost a child to thalassemia major, your wife should undergo chorionic villus sampling test at 10-12 weeks of pregnancy. This is an invasive test in which tissue from placenta is taken and fetal DNA analysis done. If the fetus is having thalassemia minor you can continue the pregnancy, if major you should terminate the pregnancy.

Beta thalassaemia major makes it more likely that you will have complications during your pregnancy. Your organs, which are already under strain, will have the extra demands of growing a baby. Your transfusion and medication needs will probably change as your pregnancy progresses.
But if you take 5mg of folic acid daily throughout your pregnancy your child won't be affected. This is because thalassaemia may increase the risk of your baby developing a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida....more

Hello, Persons with thalassemia minor  have mild anemia with slight lowering of the hemoglobin level in the blood with iron difficiency. Right -chest pain is not connected with thalassemia, it might be due to gastric disorder. In both the cases ,follow the underlying natural norms:
@ Tk plenty of water to hydrate your body. Go for meditation to inhale Oxygen to improve haemoglobin level in blood.
Diet should be rich in iron, easily digestible to avoid gastric disorder to ease your chest ...more

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its better to tak rx and after cure u wil go for pregn.

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Belladonna,
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Ferrum Met,all abov remedies 12x 3tims a day for 30 days

Thalassemia major occurs when a child inherits two mutated genes, one from each parent. Children born with thalassemia major usually develop the symptoms of severe anemia within the first year of life. They lack the ability to produce normal, adult hemoglobin and experience chronic fatigue.
Beta thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body. In people wit...more