Sexuality and sickle cell anemia

Sexuality and sickle cell anemia

BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease, the most common hereditary blood disease in the world, is the result of an atypical hemoglobin called S (Hb S) which, when homozygous (Hb SS) is the cause of sickle cell anemia. Changes of puberty, correlated with a delayed growth spurt, begin late in both male and female sickle cell anemia individuals with repercussions on sexuality and reproduction. The objecti...

کم خونی داسی شکل sickle cell anemia

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Sexuality and sickle cell disease

DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20130021 For decades, sickle cell disease (SCD) was mainly considered a childhood disease, since until 1973 life expectancy was 14 years(1). However, most children with SCD outlive this barrier(2). Newborn screening, prophylactic penicillin, and effective vaccinations against Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumonia are some of the factors responsible for...

Side Effects of Hydroxyurea in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia

Background: Hemoglobin S arises is the result of a point mutation (A-T) in the sixth codon on the -globin gene on chromosome 11 causing sickle cell anemia. The presence of fetal hemoglobin in infancy plays a relatively protective role for vaso-occlusive symptoms that are the major contributor for the morbidity and mortality among patients with sickle cell anemia. hydroxyurea, an s-phase-specif...

Sickle cell anemia.