Patient's question:
During this period, I always find myself as if not getting enough blood supply. I always feel dizzy and lack energy when doing training. I've never experienced this situation before. My stomach has become much bloated, and I also feel uncomfortable in the spleen area. I went to a hospital in the county to have a blood test and found that I have mild anemia. What causes thalassemia? Is it an inherited disease?Doctor's answer:
Thalassemia is a genetic disease. The intermediate thalassemia you mentioned generally presents with mild to moderate anemia. So, thalassemia is a genetic disease caused by a deficiency in the production of hemoglobin. If the father does not have thalassemia but the mother has mild thalassemia, then the offspring may certainly have a possibility of developing intermediate thalassemia.