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9 tests you should do before you sign your marriage certificate
1. HIV
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. Other STI's
5. Genotype
6. Rhesus
7. Fertility profile
8. Chronic medical conditions
9. Covid19
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1. HIV
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. Other STI's
5. Genotype
6. Rhesus
7. Fertility profile
8. Chronic medical conditions
9. Covid19
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Up to 50% of people with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) don't know they're infected.
So, first check if your partner has lifelong STI's like HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes.
Then, check for the curable STI's like gonorrhoea, syphilis, yeast infections & Chlamydia
So, first check if your partner has lifelong STI's like HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes.
Then, check for the curable STI's like gonorrhoea, syphilis, yeast infections & Chlamydia
It's #WorldSickleCellDay! How compatible are you with your partner's genotype!
AA+AA–All children healthy, AA
AA+AS–1 in 2 children Carriers, AS others healthy
AA+SS–All children Carriers
SS+SS–All children SICKLERS!
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AA+AA–All children healthy, AA
AA+AS–1 in 2 children Carriers, AS others healthy
AA+SS–All children Carriers
SS+SS–All children SICKLERS!
{SHARE to create #SickleCellAwareness!}
What Is Anemia?
Anemia develops when you don't have enough robust, healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. The blood cells may lack enough hemoglobin, the protein that gives blood its red color. Anemia affects about 7% of the US population and is more common
Anemia develops when you don't have enough robust, healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. The blood cells may lack enough hemoglobin, the protein that gives blood its red color. Anemia affects about 7% of the US population and is more common
in women of child-bearing age, the elderly, women of color and Hispanic women.
Symptoms of Anemia
If you're often tired even though you've slept well or you lack the energy for normal activities, you may have anemia. It can be an underlying cause of memory or mood problems. Symptoms range from none to mild to life-threatening and may include:
If you're often tired even though you've slept well or you lack the energy for normal activities, you may have anemia. It can be an underlying cause of memory or mood problems. Symptoms range from none to mild to life-threatening and may include:
Before You Commit, Check Your Genotype
Kunle was brilliant and exceptionally so. Anytime he had a crisis, I would sit beside him crying as he winced in pain. There was a day I prayed to take on half of the pain he went through. He was always in and out of the hospital.
Kunle was brilliant and exceptionally so. Anytime he had a crisis, I would sit beside him crying as he winced in pain. There was a day I prayed to take on half of the pain he went through. He was always in and out of the hospital.
He never could do what other normal kids did. There were many sleepless nights as my parents took turns to attend to him. He was preparing for his SSCE when he had a crisis and died at 17. He was my brother.
Bisi was beautiful. I still remember how curly her hair was while growing up. She had dimples. She took my dad's complexion. Something was different about her because she was always sickly. She had a crisis and died when she was 5 years.
To celebrate #WorldSickleCellDay, we'll be sharing a series of short videos created by our paediatric haematology and red cell team. 📹
In our first video, patients Mapaolo, Elle and Jennifer explain what it's like living with the condition 👇
@SickleCellUK | #ShareSickle
In our first video, patients Mapaolo, Elle and Jennifer explain what it's like living with the condition 👇
@SickleCellUK | #ShareSickle
"I have been taking hydroxyurea since the age of ten and I have recently started the red cell exchange."
Everyone's treatment journey is different and individual to them - hear from some of our patients about their experiences. #SickleCellAwareness #WorldSickleCellDay
Everyone's treatment journey is different and individual to them - hear from some of our patients about their experiences. #SickleCellAwareness #WorldSickleCellDay
"Having a good support system really does help me feel less alone"
In addition to treatment, some of our patients say talking and sharing their experiences with others helps them to cope with their condition. #SickleCellAwareness #WorldSickleCellDay
In addition to treatment, some of our patients say talking and sharing their experiences with others helps them to cope with their condition. #SickleCellAwareness #WorldSickleCellDay
Today is #WorldSickleCellDay & we want you to know more about #SickleCellDisease.
It is an inherited blood disease, that causes the red blood cells to have sickle shape thereby, disrupting the free flow of blood & oxygen in the body. #KnowYourGenotype
It is an inherited blood disease, that causes the red blood cells to have sickle shape thereby, disrupting the free flow of blood & oxygen in the body. #KnowYourGenotype
People living with #SickleCellDisease, may often experience serious pains, weakness of the body, delayed growth & development.
They may also look pale due to shortage of blood
as a result of the sudden breakdown of red blood cells in the body .
#SickleCellWarriors
They may also look pale due to shortage of blood
as a result of the sudden breakdown of red blood cells in the body .
#SickleCellWarriors
Factors such as cold weather, too much exercise, tobacco smoke, lack of fluid, plane flights & high altitudes can contribute to the painful attacks (crisis), experienced by those living with #sicklecelldisease.
#SickNotWeak
#SickleCellAwareness
#SickleCellWarriors
#SickNotWeak
#SickleCellAwareness
#SickleCellWarriors
You have heard people with sickle cell anemia talk about having "crisis".
Do you understand what "crisis" mean?
#SickleCellAwareness
Do you understand what "crisis" mean?
#SickleCellAwareness
Let's take it back a bit. #SickleCell isn't an attack from your village people. The sequence of event that leads to this condition occurs on a molecular level. Far too tiny to see with your eye but let me explain
#SickleCellAwareness
#SickleCellAwareness
When you go to the lab to check your genotype, what they look for is a specific set of "proteins" that determine the genotype. This protein is called hemoglobin. Various ingredients combine to form this hemoglobin and they follow a specific sequence
#SickleCellAwareness
#SickleCellAwareness
Today, 19th June is World Sickle Cell Day – a day of raising awareness!
#WorldSickleCellDay is the @UN's recognised day to raise awareness of sickle cell at a national and international level. On 22nd December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly...
#WRNHealth
#WorldSickleCellDay is the @UN's recognised day to raise awareness of sickle cell at a national and international level. On 22nd December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly...
#WRNHealth
...adopted a resolution that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem and “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases.” The international awareness day is observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of..
#SickleCellDisease
#SickleCellDisease
and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers.
#SickleCellDisease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents. The most common type is known as Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA). It results in...
#WorldSickleCellDay
#SickleCellDisease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person's parents. The most common type is known as Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA). It results in...
#WorldSickleCellDay
#SickleCellAwareness today. I just wanted to remind you while looking for your life mate that:
AA + AA =✅
AA + AS =✅
AA + SS =✅
AA + AC =✅
AS + AS =❌
AS + SS =❌
AS + AC =❌
AC + SS =❌
SS + SS =❌
SC + AS =❌
Nigeria reportedly has the highest number of people with SS
AA + AA =✅
AA + AS =✅
AA + SS =✅
AA + AC =✅
AS + AS =❌
AS + SS =❌
AS + AC =❌
AC + SS =❌
SS + SS =❌
SC + AS =❌
Nigeria reportedly has the highest number of people with SS
For those asking, the haemoglobin C gene is also an abnormal gene, just like the S gene
If a person inherits this gene from both parents that person will have Hemoglobin C disease
If the person inherits it from only one parent then the person has the Hemoglobin C trait(AC)
If a person inherits this gene from both parents that person will have Hemoglobin C disease
If the person inherits it from only one parent then the person has the Hemoglobin C trait(AC)
Sometimes it happens also one parent has the S gene, and the other has the C gene, the baby might inherit both and have the sickle cell Hemoglobin C disease (SC)
This disease has similar symptoms similar to sickle cell anemia or Hemoglobin C disease,also said to be less severe
This disease has similar symptoms similar to sickle cell anemia or Hemoglobin C disease,also said to be less severe
MYTH 1
Is Sickle cell disease (SCD) a spiritual attack and are they Abiku/Ogbanje?
#WorldSickleCellDay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellMythsandFacts
#WorldSickleCellDaywithNaijaObgynDoctor
Is Sickle cell disease (SCD) a spiritual attack and are they Abiku/Ogbanje?
#WorldSickleCellDay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellMythsandFacts
#WorldSickleCellDaywithNaijaObgynDoctor
MYTH 2
Is it true that individuals with Sickle cell disease don't live past the age of 21 years?
#WorldSickleCellDay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellMythsandFacts
#WorldSickleCellDaywithNaijaObgynDoctor
Is it true that individuals with Sickle cell disease don't live past the age of 21 years?
#WorldSickleCellDay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellMythsandFacts
#WorldSickleCellDaywithNaijaObgynDoctor
MYTH 3
Is it true that Sickle cell disease only affects black people?
#WorldSickleCellDay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellMythsandFacts
#WorldSickleCellDaywithNaijaObgynDoctor
Is it true that Sickle cell disease only affects black people?
#WorldSickleCellDay #SickleCellAwareness #SickleCellMythsandFacts
#WorldSickleCellDaywithNaijaObgynDoctor
