MEDICAL LITERACY

IҒ YOU WANT YOUR CHILD ISN'T BORN WITH HEREDITARY DISEASES...

Today, it is important that couples who want to have children pass a genetic consultation. In general, each of the parents need to have specific knowledge on avoiding the risk of hereditary diseases, and how reducing them. The following are to inform to your attention.

The human's body is a complex structure. Information is calculated in genes from pregnancy period until death and these staistics are presented in the growth, development, and activity. During the living period of the body external factors affect to it, for example such as climate, infections, mental shock, malnutrition, and other similar factors. This, in turn, leads to a violation of the development and activities of the members of the body (illness, and sometimes may have a disability).

If these effects can damage genes, genetic diseases will occur. If this set of genes pass down from generation to generation, diseases caused by these damaged genes are considered, "hereditary", which will be passed from generation to generation.

Even in case of genes are unaffected severe disability can not exceed generations.

In such cases, will it help to contact genetic doctor?

Genetics is usually contacted when there is a danger about the future health of the child. These concerns are presented in the followings:

1) If hereditary diseases, congenital anomalies were noted in breed, or if uncurable diseases that can lead to disability exist;

2) If this pregnancy came into existence on the basis of negative factors and continuing.

In such cases, doctor's advice is required, the real existence of the risk the size of the extent is clarified.

Often genetics consultation is given in the situation of the birth of child with congenital anomalies, developing, and uncurable diseases.

The couples planning inbreed are required to go through genetic counseling before marriage.

Who are included in "Dangerous group?"

Any person has a risk of congenital reproductive in or that, this is assessed about 2 percent. This is called "an average-risk population". It is closely related to the bedrock of the planet's natural radiation, unfavorable environmental factors. But at the same time, there is a high-risk group too: various levels of "long" at a marriage between blood relatives, professional people about the permanent harmful effects (chemicals, microwave, under X-ray radiation) alcohol alcohol obsession, drug addicts, toksikomans. The risk of giving birth to a child with Daun syndrome will be greater in women over the age of 35.

So, reducing the risk may come to extent depends on this case depends on the individual. Therefore, first of all, special attention should be paid to following healthy lifestyle principles, prevention of marriage between close relatives.

Minurakhon BOZOROVA, a doctor.