How Can Carrier Awareness Stop Thalassemia Before It Starts?

Raising awareness around thalassemia prevention, Dr. Ganesh Jaishetwar, Senior Consultant, Clinical Hematology & BMT Physician at Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, pens an insightful authored article for Medical Dialogues. In the piece titled “How Can Carrier Awareness Stop Thalassemia Before It Starts?”, he explains the significance of understanding one’s carrier status and how simple blood tests and genetic counselling can help in preventing the birth of a child with thalassemia major.

Thalassemia is a serious but preventable genetic blood disorder that affects the body’s ability to produce normal haemoglobin. Prevention remains the most effective approach, and one of the most important tools in this effort is carrier screening. . Widespread awareness, proactive screening, and accessible counselling services can help individuals to make informed reproductive choices. With these measures, one can reduce the burden of thalassemia and ensure that more children are born free of this life-limiting.

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