pre-marital blood tests

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Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD

A young couple walked into my OPD today asking for 'pre-marital blood tests'

Most people think it’s just about HIV, but there is so much more to it.

Can anyone guess what else I wrote on that prescription?

MEDCRUX @medcrux

🛑 Pre-marital screening is more than just HIV

🔷 Blood group & Rh typing → prevents Rh incompatibility issues in pregnancy

🔷 Hb electrophoresis → screens for Thalassemia & hemoglobinopathies

🔷 VDRL test → for Syphilis

🔷 HBsAg → detects Hepatitis B

🔷 Anti-HCV → screens for Hepatitis C

🔷 HIV ELISA → rules out HIV/AIDS

🔷 Rubella IgG → checks immunity to Rubella (important for pregnancy)

💡 Goal: Prevent genetic disorders, infections & future pregnancy complications.

Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD

HPLC (Thalassemia screening) is the one most people overlook, yet it’s arguably the most critical for the next generation. You clearly know your stuff

Rahul Dev

Testosterone total, Sperm count morphology and motility, AMH, FSH, LH, TSH, PCOS…

Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD

That’s the advanced level! Definitely important for couples planning immediate parenthood, but for a basic pre-marital screen, I usually stick to the essentials first to avoid burning a hole in their pocket on day one

Rahul Dev @meetrahuldev

Dr. if you expand the perspective beyond exclusively medical, unless parenthood is totally out of plans….getting such tests in advance is way better than later stages when these numbers result in mental stress and in case of shocking numbers…these reports form the main annexures of divorce petitions and domestic violence / harassment cases…

I am sure everyone knows the top most ground alleged during court cases is impotency…

Nobody …

@durga_im

Imagine other party get to know Testosterone level and PCOS details . If anything wrong comes up .. not only this alliance will break but also all future alliances will become nearly impossible, given how our society works . Important but dangerous in our society.

Rahul Dev @meetrahuldev

That’s exactly what happens in court cases when these issues snowball into astronomical proportions later on…plus it creates documentary records and judges, lawyers, police and government gets involved at all stages…