Dyt:
All I can do is SMH

Dyt:
All I can do is SMH

bigmodo:
Same AS couples in here, please share your experience. Thanks.

Mimzyy:


Strong woman. Fighter

bigmodo:
Same AS couples in here, please share your experience. Thanks.

Moisef:
Research well on it, If u're abt to get married to one. Also does ur partner know abt ur genotype?... I read somewhere last week abt a couple (both AS) they had healthy kids (I mean no SS) Pls talk to a medical practitioner on ur stand so u can know what u're abt to face.

thorpido:
@bolded,it's possible but rare.it also depends on how many kids they have.

@Op,if you're not married yet,it's not advisable.

merahki:



Hi...the chances of a both-AS couple have a child with SS is 25%....or one quarter, if I remember my genetics well ....and this probability/chance is for each pregnancy
Then, giving birth to a child who is AA ...25% too
Child with AS....50%
Because each chance is for each pregnancy, if a couple has four kids...it does not mean one would be AA, one SS and the remaining two would be AS....they could have all four as AA, all four being AS, all four being SS....or 3 SS, one AA, 3SS, one AS, and so on
It does not depend on the number of children....

In summary......there could be that extremely lucky couple who may have their desired number of kids without any having SCD....but the reverse could be the case too....25 percent SS.. In in 4, for each pregnancy....

But well to do couples who both carry the sickling gene can have tests pre-conception to know the genotype of their foetus....and can decide to terminate every pregnancy with SS foetuses and carry to term and be delivered of the healthy ones- AS, AA
This costs money though, and then there is the issue of the "sinfulness" of this to consider

So we have a trifecta of issues associated with AS vs AS marriages viz
- the 25 percent chance of having SS for each pregnancy. Having one SS child does not guarantee that the next wont be an SS....remember sicle cell crises people, heartbreaking to see.....the respiratory problems, the anaemia, the bone pain, the death, the strain and stress on family, and more
- the high cost and possible unavailability of pre-conception tests
- the ethical/ morality considerations - abortion, guilt, blame, etc

It costs less than a thousand naira to get a genotyping....at least it did before June this year...
Most times, it is ignorance that makes people not go for genotyping....or more rarely to ignore the results
The second and arguably more dire reason is religion....some religious people praying it away

sisisioge:
Whew! I heard there is a test they could do while the wifey is preggers to know the baby's genotype. Whew, plenty abortions!

OP, surely there are several unmarried AA chicks . Take your time, you would find. In fact , AA is more common than AS.Take a poll...Na we full ground. Why take the risk?

merahki:



Hi...the chances of a both-AS couple have a child with SS is 25%....or one quarter, if I remember my genetics well ....and this probability/chance is for each pregnancy
Then, giving birth to a child who is AA ...25% too
Child with AS....50%
Because each chance is for each pregnancy, if a couple has four kids...it does not mean one would be AA, one SS and the remaining two would be AS....they could have all four as AA, all four being AS, all four being SS....or 3 SS, one AA, 3SS, one AS, and so on
It does not depend on the number of children....

In summary......there could be that extremely lucky couple who may have their desired number of kids without any having SCD....but the reverse could be the case too....25 percent SS.. In in 4, for each pregnancy....

But well to do couples who both carry the sickling gene can have tests pre-conception to know the genotype of their foetus....and can decide to terminate every pregnancy with SS foetuses and carry to term and be delivered of the healthy ones- AS, AA
This costs money though, and then there is the issue of the "sinfulness" of this to consider

So we have a trifecta of issues associated with AS vs AS marriages viz
- the 25 percent chance of having SS for each pregnancy. Having one SS child does not guarantee that the next wont be an SS....remember sicle cell crises people, heartbreaking to see.....the respiratory problems, the anaemia, the bone pain, the death, the strain and stress on family, and more
- the high cost and possible unavailability of pre-conception tests
- the ethical/ morality considerations - abortion, guilt, blame, etc

It costs less than a thousand naira to get a genotyping....at least it did before June this year...
Most times, it is ignorance that makes people not go for genotyping....or more rarely to ignore the results
The second and arguably more dire reason is religion....some religious people praying it away

5minsmadness:



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bigmodo:
Same AS couples in here, please share your experience. Thanks.

sisisioge:


You are just an unrefined monkey

5minsmadness:


Very intelligent post.very surprised no one liked it. Goes to show that likes mean nothing on nairaland.

merahki:




Thanks....but to be honest, not a big deal that I know it, cos I am a medico...I am rusty and actually had to pause to remember that conception does not mean delivery

About likes?
I have four 'like' issues on NL-
1...when I get a like notification, I hope it is for my "deep" posts and not for SMH-able posts, my heart sinks when it is for one of the latter

2...on many occasions I would be the sole liker of a post...that one that may not be too funny or profound? but anytime I sense the poster made a real effort, or really believes what they post, or they quote someone and are ignored, etc, I like it.....it may not be funny to me oo..at times I would just discover what I call a "lonely" post and click...hoping it would make someone happy (covers face)

3...I never like a post with 12 likes...making it up to 13....I have an irrational aversion to that number...this comes from having read many oyibo books since childhood telling me the number is for bad luck, wearing clothes inside out and four leaved clovers etc are considered good luck
4...I have liked my own post once, on my former account. The reason was because it had 13 likes and I did not want that number...my skin kept crawling until I pressed the like button!
(Oh this is bad....but true )

Bisjosh:
I really dont know why in this age some people would still take the risk to bring SS children to this world

Dont tell me its love pls..cos its selfishness
that love would be thrown outta the window when the SS child keeps having crisis. ..then u would have wished you could turn back the hands of time

I had an SS brother and still breaks my heart when i think of him cos i miss him everyday

merahki:




Thanks....but to be honest, not a big deal that I know it, cos I am a medico...I am rusty and actually had to pause to remember that conception does not mean delivery

About likes?
I have four 'like' issues on NL-
1...when I get a like notification, I hope it is for my "deep" posts and not for SMH-able posts, my heart sinks when it is for one of the latter
2...on many occasions I would be the sole liker of a post...that one that may not be too funny or profound? but anytime I sense the poster made a real effort, or really believes what they post, or they quote someone and are ignored, etc, I like it.....it may not be funny to me oo..at times I would just discover what I call a "lonely" post and click...hoping it would make someone happy (covers face)
3...I never like a post with 12 likes...making it up to 13....I have an irrational aversion to that number...this comes from having read many oyibo books since childhood telling me the number is for bad luck, wearing clothes inside out and four leaved clovers etc are considered good luck
4...I have liked my own post once, on my former account. The reason was because it had 13 likes and I did not want that number...my skin kept crawling until I pressed the like button!
(Oh this is bad....but true )