MEDICAL TESTS BEFORE MARRIAGE



MEDICAL TESTS BEFORE MARRIAGE

OLUBUKAYO BUKOLA OYENIYI
When planning for marriage, you should not only be thinking of the last minute details like flowers and setting arrangements, wedding gown and suit, souvenirs and the likes, not only the D-day but after the wedding and your health.

To tackle the issue of medical tests save you a lot of grief in future, and a pre-wedding test is necessary to stay aware of one’s health status. Health status test often don’t sit well with the romance of marriage, asked whether they would do a pre-wedding test, some respond answers like “No… is not necessary…”. But the tests refers to health, and the consequences of not knowing before marriage will bring a not-so-lovely future for your children and society.

Among Nigerian couples, the most common test is probably genotype, with particularly bias for sickle cell disorder. Genotyping for conditions as sickle cell is one discerning couples would want to take says Dr. Esther Eavuladu of Jos University Teaching Hospital.

“The fear is not about the couple, but for the kids on what will come up. If both couple are AS or one is AS, you won’t advice such couple to get married because they are likely to give birth to an offspring that is either AS or SS because there is 25% chance” she says.

Even tests for STDs, HIV and Hepatitis B and C of sound cold, but doctors only want you to know your status and if you have the condition how to prevent passing it on to your partner. Dr. Envuadu added that it tells them not to get married, if test result shows positive, but if they close to, they will know the precautionary measures to take.

Churches these days demand pre-wedding tests for HIV, pregnancy test and others to be sure the couples both know their health status and to be sure of not joining three people instead of two.

Experts however advices that is better to know your status even before starting the search for Mr. Right, A Prince Charming, A Better Half or Missing Rub as its so called, because if you know your status, by the time someone approaches you, you can tell such person your health status and also confirm his before the relationship.

Unfortunately that is rare and frequently it is overtaken by the rush of emotions that comes with the relationship, but the reality is when most people go into relationship at the verge of getting married when their minds are made up and they know about their health status, it is difficult to quit.

Location: Kaduna, Nigeria

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