When it comes to the disease of thalassemia, many parents turn pale at the mention. Earthly blood is a hereditary disease that cannot be completely cured. So how long does it take for expectant mothers to have their amniotic fluid checked for thalassemia?
Usually, it may take up to 2 weeks to receive the results of an amniocentesis examination in the hospital, but the specific situation also depends on the relevant hospital. If they have a faster progress, the efficiency will be correspondingly higher, so that pregnant mothers can know the results earlier. Thalassemia is a serious disease with genetic characteristics. Therefore, as long as it is checked in a timely manner, it is necessary to take precautions. Of course, it is best to cooperate with a blood routine test during pregnancy.
To prevent fetal thalassemia, doctors usually take a series of measures. Among them, Mediterranean anemia screening is a very common procedure. During pregnancy, both expectant parents need to undergo a blood routine test. If the doctor finds that the expectant mother has MCV82fl or MCH27pg, it should be taken seriously and further examinations may be necessary, such as genetic testing for thalassemia. If both the expectant father and mother are found to be carriers of the same thalassemia gene, then doctors need to perform prenatal genetic diagnosis on the fetus in the mother's womb.
If both the expectant father and mother are detected to have mild symptoms of the same type of thalassemia, the expectant mother needs to undergo a chorionic villus biopsy between 11-16 weeks of pregnancy. After 16 weeks of pregnancy, she also needs to go to the hospital to extract amniotic fluid or umbilical cord blood to check whether the fetus has the thalassemia gene. This can avoid the birth of severe thalassemia babies and bring burden to the entire family.
