A Complete Guide to Premarital Checkups: What to Check, When to Check, and Their Importance

■ 17. What does a premarital checkup include?

Question: What does a premarital checkup include?

Answer: A premarital checkup refers to a routine physical examination of both men and women before marriage.

Examinations, including those of the reproductive system, can detect diseases in a timely manner, ensuring marital happiness after marriage.

Many people believe that if there are no abnormalities in their health, there is no need to undergo premarital checkups.

However, the resulting family tragedies are not uncommon, such as babies born after marriage having congenital defects.

Deformities, etc. Therefore, premarital checkups are essential for achieving optimal birth outcomes.

So, when is the best time to have a premarital checkup? Many young people ask this question when registering for marriage.

Going for a premarital checkup only now is too late. This is because, firstly, a premarital checkup should be done before marriage.

Being busy with preparations, physically exhausted, and mentally stressed, it's not advisable to undergo a comprehensive health check-up; secondly...

If a disease is diagnosed that precludes immediate marriage, treatment must be completed before marriage can take place.

They were caught off guard; third, from a eugenics perspective, young men and women who were not suitable for marriage were about to...

Discovering these issues only when you're about to get married is emotionally difficult to accept. Therefore, it's best to have premarital checkups done earlier.

If either or both of their families have a family history of genetic diseases, and they are about to establish a romantic relationship...

Premarital genetic counseling should be conducted before marriage to determine whether the couple is compatible and what genetic diseases their future children may inherit.

What are the chances of this happening? Please consult a doctor for guidance so that you can decide whether to break up or continue the relationship as soon as possible.

Decision. Generally speaking, a premarital health check-up should be conducted about six months before the wedding to detect any abnormalities.

Treatment or correction can usually be performed promptly. Three months before marriage, a consultation should be held at a hospital or family planning facility.

The service station provides guidance on sexual activity and contraception methods.

Premarital checkups are comprehensive and systematic health examinations, but they also have certain focuses. For example...

The following section focuses on premarital checkups for men, which generally include the following aspects.

(1) Inquire about medical history and personal circumstances. Inquire about the man's medical history, such as whether he has any infectious diseases.

Infectious diseases, heart disease, mental illness, and genitourinary system diseases, etc. A detailed inquiry is also necessary.

Family history, especially whether there is a history of hereditary diseases among immediate family members, such as mental illness or dementia.

Congenital malformations and other genetic diseases. Understanding whether the individual has smoking or drinking habits, and their work-related habits.

Whether there has been exposure to toxic or radioactive substances, and whether there has been any history of nocturnal emission.

Remarried men must explain their previous marital and childbearing history.

(2) A comprehensive physical examination. This includes a general physical examination and an examination of the reproductive organs.

Its main contents include height, weight, blood pressure, nutrition, vision, hearing, lymph nodes,

The development of the thyroid gland, limbs, and secondary sexual characteristics should be examined, with particular attention to the heart, lungs, and liver.

Does the kidney, spleen, or other major organs have any organic diseases? Does it affect the development of male reproductive organs?

A normal examination is necessary to check for conditions such as phimosis, micropenis, penile induration, and hypospadias.

Conditions such as small testes, cryptorchidism, varicocele, and hydrocele should be detected promptly.

And it needs to be corrected, otherwise it will have a significant impact on marriage and childbearing. The examination mainly includes blood routine, urine routine,

Liver function tests, chest X-ray, blood type, and routine semen analysis, etc.

(3) Promotion of knowledge about marital sex life and sexual hygiene, introduction and selection of contraceptive methods,

The significance of family planning, explanation of policies, etc.

Premarital checkups and counseling are serious, rigorous, and scientific healthcare procedures, and are subject to...

The prosecutor must cooperate with the doctor, be honest and open, and be responsible for their future family, children, and partner.

Being socially responsible, especially regarding health inquiries and family history investigations, is not something that should be done solely for the purpose of marriage.

Deceiving doctors for ulterior motives. Experts advise that if you have already had premarital sex, it is best to stop before undergoing a premarital examination.

Stop for a few days; this is beneficial for routine semen analysis, etc.