Creating relationship and genotype awareness and interconnectivity that exists between them, is a pathway to marital bliss. Relationships that are full of endless adventures could be hit hard by genotype incompatibility, that’s why conversations should centre around genotype before feelings reach to the climax of its expectations. Learning genotype incompatibility with your partner, in such way is no good experience, any relationship with prospect of leading to marriage should prioritize genotype compatibility, at the top of plans for the relationship, genotype incompatibility could make it unachievable. Genotype incompatibility has put families into difficulties including the children who become the products of such outcome.
You cannot love in vacuum, love shouldn’t be expressed in oblivion. It should carry along important elements that will serve as a savour to its existence. Your health compatibility with your partner is very fundamental, no amount of sweet talk can displace this reality. This is an effort to prevent Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) which has put many families in endless suffering. Making an informed decision about love and health keeps healthy generation. This disease is an inherited blood disorder that leads to abnormally shaped red blood cells, anemia, causing severe pain and life threatening situations, attacked children who inherited two copies sickle cell gene, one from each parent.
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Sickle Cell Disease is widespread in Africa, with 66% of the case worldwide, according to the report of World Health Organization. Nigeria accounts for 150,000 born annually with SCD. This is the extends in which these cases are not given the needed attention they deserve. An average Nigerians during relationships that will possibly lead to marriage, care about financial needs, shelter and feeding of the children in the marriage. The discussion is far from involve talking about genotype compatibility, not to talk about HIV/AIDS status. A lot of people are living in this ignorance due to the extent that it was attached traditional superstition. To make a headway to this awareness, there is need for inclusiveness for all.
Nigeria music star, popularly known as Adekunle Gold has been leading advocacy for people with sickles cell disease, in his song “5 Star” where he lent a voice on difficult of living with the sickle cell disease. Since then he has established Adekunle Gold Foundation for children battling with sickles cell disease. Being at the limelight, people on the internet always see celebrities as superhuman that has no flaws, to overcome trolls and people who make mockery of his predicament shows wider education on this subject should be publicised and getting people sensitize.
Here are the genotype compatibility-
- AA + AA: No risk of Sickle Cell Disease
- AA + AS: Safe, but potential carrier of the sickle cell trait
- AS + AS: 25% risk of having a child with SCD
- AS + SS / SS + SS: High risk of having a child with SCD
