WHAT STAGES DOES A WOMAN WITH THALASSAEMIA GO THROGH STAES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY?
For a woman with Thalassaemia to have children they must have normal sexual development. Many young women with Thalassaemia are not having their periods, or whose periods have started and then stopped. In this case they can be treated medically so that they produce eggs. If they are not physically fit, a pregnancy could risky for them and the baby. An expected mother should be fit, meaning they must use their pump regularly, her serum ferritin level should be around 1000 and her heart and liver should not have been damaged by iron overload. However, even if they are not perfectly fit, there is a chance that they could have a fairly normal pregnancy. Women are advised to stop Desferal when they are trying to become pregnant, or as soon as they are pregnant. There is no evidence that desferal can harm the foetus, but in general it is a good idea for any pregnant woman to not take drugs during pregnancy. Mothers who breast feed can start taking desferal again as soon as the baby is born.
