Is it good to know your genotype?

Hi everyone,I hope you all had a great day 🤩,we all know that knowing our genotype is really really good especially when you are in a relationship, during the time of our forefathers we know they don't check their genotype because there was no technology,they don't know the meaning or have the knowledge about it, whenever they have still birth or Infant mortality they regard it as spiritual. Unknown to them that many of the AS genotype got married to the same AS which made them give birth to SS which they regard to as abiku In Yoruba land meaning predestined to death, lot of them just got married based on love or family,so they don't know anything about genotype.

It's so sad to know that in this era where we have advance technology these things are still happening,but the difference is this,alot of couple knowing fully well of their genotype that they are not compatible still go into the marriage because they love each other and can't leave each other not considering the danger in it,the pain their children will go through and the money they will spend if they end up giving birth to SS. I can give example of two couples: the husband is a medical doctor,so he knew fully well what he was going into,him and his wife are both AS,they said they will have faith,so they got married,it was a sad one for them because they gave birth to three SS😔,I mean three sickle cell anemia children and none could live more than teenager,they all died,the parents now went back to square one,it was a very painful experience. The other couple too got married knowing their genotype is AS,but luck shined on them because they had two AS and one AA as their children which is very rare and everything was good for them but let me sound this warning,it always have a negative side than the positive side,most times it's not always good luck.

Now let me list the type of genotype we have and blood group. For blood group we have A,B,AB and O and for the genotype we have AA,AS,AC and SS. So am going to talk about the genotype;

• AA+AA=AA

• AA+AS=AA and AS

• AS+AS=AS and SS we have rare cases of AA

• AS+AC=AA,SC, note AC is also the same as AS,it's also bad for AC to get married to AS and SC is the same as SS. They have high rate of giving birth to SS.

• AA can get married to AA, infact they don't need to worry about giving birth to sickler.

• AA can get married to AS,they are also good to go,no fears.

• AS cannot get married to AS because there is danger , some might get married and actually not give birth to SS but while risk it,can you forgive yourself if you finally give birth to a sickle cell anemia child and watch the child go through agony and pain? Why destroy your children's future with your own hands.

• We definitely know that AS cannot marry SS,it is sure they will give birth to SS,so don't try it.

• AA can also get married to SS or AC.

I believe with this little write up we have really learnt a lot today,please let us take caution when it comes to genotype and marriage.let us make and not mare the future of our kids.

Thank you for reading to this point,God bless you 🥰👍