Planning of pregnancy is a business not only women, but also men. To bear the kid it is not necessary to it, the man gives to the child the genetic material therefore the duty of passing of necessary inspections lies on shoulders of both spouses.
Fortunately for men, the man, as a rule, should hand over much less analyses when planning pregnancy, than to women. Future father needs to hand over:
- General blood test. It is the standard procedure which is appointed practically at all inquiries on inspection of health. It helps to trace some diseases, problems with the level of sugar and cholesterol in blood, quantities of blood plates. red and white blood cages. Besides, the man needs to learn the Rhesus factor to disprove an opportunity a Rhesus factor conflict at future mother and the child.
- General analysis of urine. This test also is standard and habitual for many. It helps to estimate quality of functioning of internals, in particular – kidneys, a liver and an urinary system.
- Blood test on STD. Infections, sexually transmitted are diseases which can seriously do much harm both to parents, and future kid. HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis concern them.
- Blood test on TORCH infection. An abbreviation of TORCH are the first letters of Latin names of diseases which can pass asymptomatically at the adult, but have negative effect on future kid: toxoplasmosis (toxoplasmosis), rubella (rubella), cytomegalovirus (cytomegalovirus), herpes (herpes simplex virus).
It is a number of analyses which usually appoint to men when planning pregnancy. Other tests, for example, spermogrammait inspection at the geneticist, are optional and are appointed the doctor according to the anamnesis of the man. More serious researches of health of the man will be necessary if pregnancy at the regular unprotected sexual intercourses does not occur over a year.