Blood
tests and family genetic studies can show whether an
individualthalassemia or a carrier. If both parents
are carriers, they can a genetic counselorfor help in deciding
whether
to conceive or a fetus tested for thalassemia toconsult.
Prenatal testing can be done around the 11th week of pregnancy by chorionic villisampling (CVS). It involves removing a small piece of the placenta. Or, the fetus isthe amniocentesis test to the 16th week of pregnancy. In this procedure, a needleused for a sample of the fluid around the baby for the test to take.
Assisted reproductive therapy is also an option for carriers who do not want torisk giving birth to a child with thalassemia. A new technique, pre-implantationgenetic diagnosis (PGD), used in conjunction with in vitro fertilization, parents whocarry the thalassemia trait, or to give birth to healthy babies allow. Embryoscreated in vitro for thalassemia not tested before being implanted in the mother,who only healthy embryos are selected.
Prenatal testing can be done around the 11th week of pregnancy by chorionic villisampling (CVS). It involves removing a small piece of the placenta. Or, the fetus isthe amniocentesis test to the 16th week of pregnancy. In this procedure, a needleused for a sample of the fluid around the baby for the test to take.
Assisted reproductive therapy is also an option for carriers who do not want torisk giving birth to a child with thalassemia. A new technique, pre-implantationgenetic diagnosis (PGD), used in conjunction with in vitro fertilization, parents whocarry the thalassemia trait, or to give birth to healthy babies allow. Embryoscreated in vitro for thalassemia not tested before being implanted in the mother,who only healthy embryos are selected.