Virgindove: Am one of the luckiest souls on planet earth concerning issues of AS genotype as it relates to marital choice. Am a polygamist and a carrier of the sickle cell gene. This didn't prevent me from marrying two wives who are equally carriers. Being a biochemist i knew the risk i was about to take but my emotion wouldn't allow me to follow my brain. Today am a father of four kids,two from each woman and none is Sickler(SS). I might b lucky but u may not. Life itself is a risk. Marry 4 love not Genotype.

arsetalks: They so far have 3 kids. 2 girls and one boy and have done the right thing. Put an end to production.

It is a common knowledge in my church and said person is a nairalander. The wife is a semi popular gospel art.

dude99: All u guys are fools none of u are away of the latest medical solution to that very issue .poor Nigerians. so does that mean there is no medical student in this forum.

englishmart: my uncle has 12children. How come non of them is a sickler?

Genea: I was pitying dem na,am soft hearted oooo dats y I gave dem option,dnt make me cry naaaa

dude99: All u guys are fools none of u are away of the latest medical solution to that very issue .poor Nigerians. so does that mean there is no medical student in this forum.

bong4:

you can pass your comments or give a solution without being insultive. Please tell us the way out. Google may not give you over the counter solution and please in cases like this, personal experience is much more appreciated and convincing than academic theories or research. My personal experience wasn't fun others may have been lucky so if you have a ''100% and always working solution'' you and nairaland just might be a saviour to someone.

flyingdutchman: Don't mind the local Agbalumo heads! See their mouth like "My neighbour is suffering...I know a sickler...it is terrible...I advise you to..." They can't even check Google. Heck! Some won't even read people's reply, they'll just start typing their gibberish!

bigmodo: What options are available for a couple with the same A.S genotype so they wont produce S.S children, please assist us.

flyingdutchman:
Chai! You lazy die! No wonder you resort to sneaking in paper into the exam hall! Just Google "PreImplantation Genetic Diagnosis process" How hard can it be Just ask the frigging Search Engine your question! You are like Jack in that Rhyme - "There's a hole in the bucket"

DBestDoc:

You are here ranting, do you think that procedure is a walk in the park?
Do you know the financial and psychological commitment involved? Let's assume the Op is your brother, would you advice him to take the PGD route?

Why can't we avoid what can be avoided and deal with the unavoidable?

xhero: LIVE TESTIMONY!!!....plz wots all dis talk abt? I come frm a family of 7 kids and only last 2 ended up being SS.howeva dey changed my perception abt SS coz I've always heard stories and seen other people's situations but in their case u'll hardly knw d difference.all they usually require is less stress and a regular dose of b-complex and folic acid.they r as strong and brilliant as ever.rarely fallin sick and always on d go.my younger brother is 28 and d last born is 22.these r people I live with and dey r my testimony to d world. I'm nt sayin every1 shld go all out to create such situations but its really nt as bad as most of ya'll really tink.thank God for a mum like mine...I'm AS by d way and is my wife ends up bein AS I certainly won't wory.

Mynd44:
Why?

Isn't it funny that the same pastors that preach "Faith" and that "There is no situation that God can't change" are the ones writing this off? Is this a lack of Faith or a limitation of the abilities of "God"?

I believe God gave us the knowledge of medical science for our use and so we can make our lives better. He does not have to show up in our lives, he gave us knowledge so let's use it.

@OP,
IVF and/or Adoption

It is a lot better to have that and marry the person you love and you are happy with than leave that person and be miserable with the person you settle down with

ameenahz:
IVF? Amniocentesis and subsequent termination of SS foetuses?

Op, please, i know it will not be easy, but it is safer if you do not go into such a marriage at all. I'm not being pessimistic, but you are asking for a lifetime of regrets.

My parents did the same and they are even not together anymore.

Where is Abali1

Mynd44:
Why?

Isn't it funny that the same pastors that preach "Faith" and that "There is no situation that God can't change" are the ones writing this off? Is this a lack of Faith or a limitation of the abilities of "God"?

I believe God gave us the knowledge of medical science for our use and so we can make our lives better. He does not have to show up in our lives, he gave us knowledge so let's use it.

@OP,
IVF and/or Adoption

It is a lot better to have that and marry the person you love and you are happy with than leave that person and be miserable with the person you settle down with

sexyexcalibur: . aight... njoi, my future doc

Mynd44:

I believe God gave us the knowledge of medical science for our use and so we can make our lives better. He does not have to show up in our lives.........

flyingdutchman:
Ignorance...

berem: If you are gonna have four kids,one of the kid is going to be a sickler. Two will be carriers and one normal:


AA AS AS SS

Its likely the fourth child will be the sickler but its not in all cases

lestat:

@OP if you are even considering this then you are an idiott!!!! i am so pissed whenever i see Nigerians asking this question!!! you know the truth yet its as if you are looking for someone to lie to you!!

Nigerians really are funny.. Its like a guy who constantly has unprotected sex asking what are his options against HIV!!!!!!

The only reason two mentally sane AS people would get married is because they are very wicked, selfish, sociopaths who care for no one but their self gratification!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Face the reality and stop dreaming!! tomorrow after your child is suffering you will be going from church to church saying your enemy is afflicting you

draggie:
my advice to you is to just trust god.
my mum's younger brother and his wife are both as, they have four kids now and none is ss.
my best friend recently told me abt a lady in her church in abj, she is ss and her husband is as they have four kids all are as.
nobody wants to deliberately bring in a sick child into this world, but you don't tell ur heart who to love. it's a very difficult and painful decision, but then nothing is impossible for god to do. my uncle relied solely on god and god came thru for him, he is now a pastor at redeems, god bless u dear.

ENDTIMES: I had the same experience when I wanted to marry, I was in love with an AS gal, but reason told me it's not an option as the fate of any sickle cell child produced from such union will hunt you forever.

I disengaged from the relationship and in less than 6 months God gave me an AA damsel, my wife today and the wisest decision I have ever taken in my life.

Faith in God is also about understanding when some things are not possible or meant for you and your ability not to waste your time on them, only then will the Almighty work his magic in your life!

deavicky: you will never know till u feel the pain. Presently, I'm facing the same situation. I ve what takes to get another lady at anytime I want, but I still feel the pain of trying to break a relationship with the best girl I ve ever known just because of this AS stuff. Prey u shouldn't be in such situation.

Virgindove: Am one of the luckiest souls on planet earth concerning issues of AS genotype as it relates to marital choice. Am a polygamist and a carrier of the sickle cell gene. This didn't prevent me from marrying two wives who are equally carriers. Being a biochemist i knew the risk i was about to take but my emotion wouldn't allow me to follow my brain. Today am a father of four kids,two from each woman and none is Sickler(SS). I might b lucky but u may not. Life itself is a risk. Marry 4 love not Genotype.

flyingdutchman: I read so so many comments from my fellow Nigerans and I could only reach one conclusion (sadly)- Nigerians don't do Research. We only hang on to information we had by chance over the 9'O Clock News. WHY DON'T YOU FOR ONCE MAKE USE OF GOOGLE Even Nigerian Medical Doctors are as ignorant as the Nigerians outside the Practice. I once had a debate with two Mdeical Doctors working in a Specialist Center, the result? They now have a broader perspective of things FOR 1.2 - 2.2 MILLION NAIRA, YOU CAN HAVE A CHILD, TWINS TRIPLETS AND EVEN QUADRUPLETS WHO ARE SICKLE-CELL FREE, IN JUST ONE SINGLE PGD PROCESS. THE REST OF THE EMBRYO FORMED CAN BE FROZEN FOR FUTURE USE Google "BOURNE PGD center", or MEDICAL ART CENTRE IKEJA, there are over 150 of such centers in the world today.
Stop deceiving yourselves with Permutations and Combinations. Oya, only the deep thinkers will appreciate this piece.

vict505: Well there are some solutions and the two solution that are commonly use now are :- 1 through IVF an 2 Evacuating and testing method. The evacuating method is a process where by the couple will go for test to know if the baby that the wife is carrying is SS or AS and once the baby is SS they will Evacuate the pregnancy and that is what that will keep on doing till they have AS or AA cos they both have chances of 25% of AA and AS while they both have 50% chances of SS.