Questions

Both partners are 28 years old, with no family history of hereditary diseases and a clean lifestyle, desiring to have children. During the pre-marital examination, the doctor treated me like a three-year-old, randomly selecting examination programs (even from a municipal women and children’s health care center) without any guidance, and insisted on us being tested for HIV. According to her calculations, foreigners like us would have to pay over 2500 yuan for this pre-marital examination.

Answers

A pre-marital physical examination involves routine physical and reproductive organ examinations for both male and female partners to detect diseases and ensure marital happiness after marriage. Pre-marital examinations are of great significance for both partners. Question 1: Thalassemia is not included in the pre-marital examination, and it is optional. Thalassemia is a genetic disease. If both individuals are mild β-thalassemia carriers, there is a 25% chance that their offspring will be normal, 50% chance of mild thalassemia, and 25% chance of moderate to severe thalassemia. Question 2: Already answered. Question 3: Chromosome karyotype analysis and syphilis spirochete test (if necessary), as well as infectious disease and breast examinations.