Patient's question:
Please ask what the blood test in the pre-marital health check is for? My partner and I are marrying into a family with the same surname, and we are close relatives. Will this affect the next generation? For example, mental retardation, hereditary diseases, etc.Doctor's answer:
Disease Analysis: Pre-marital blood tests are mainly to check for sexually transmitted diseases and hereditary diseases. Advice: It is recommended that you actively cooperate with the possibility of chromosomal genetic diseases in children from close relatives' marriage, such as Down syndrome (trisomy 21), which is a form of congenital mental retardation.