In India, before marriages there are compatibility concerns on various issues but medical issues are never given their due importance. People tend to overlook or are unaware of the health aspect of the marriage. Premarital checkup should be conducted for a soon-to-be-married couple in order to identify if there is any injury with genetic blood diseases, such as sickle-cell anemia – or infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, C, and HIV/ Aids. It would provide the couple with a medical consultation on the odds of transmitting any discovered diseases and also to give options and alternatives to plan a perfectly healthy family.
A premarital check-up also helps the couple on how to take care of each other on the basis of their health history. Basically, premarital check-up can be done anytime, however, the right time is six months before the wedding. It is vital for couples to be screened…
