What does a female premarital examination usually check?

Some women are not suitable for marriage and pregnancy because they suffer from genetic and infectious diseases. Therefore, before marriage, both men and women must undergo a premarital examination. Premarital examinations cannot be comprehensive, they mainly check for some important and common hereditary diseases. What new items are included in women’s pre-marital check-up?

What new items are checked in women's pre-marital check-up

Pre-marital physical examinations will check the following items:

1. Understand your medical history: It is important to understand your current health condition and past medical history, such as whether you have infectious diseases, heart disease, mental illness, urinary system diseases, major organ diseases, etc. There is also the medical history of relatives within three generations of the family, such as whether there are genetic diseases such as dementia and mental illness. In addition, we will continue to find out whether each other is a direct blood relative or a collateral blood relative within three generations.

2. Routine physical examination: including general examinations such as height, weight, blood pressure, central nervous system development, secondary sexual characteristics development, etc., as well as examinations of key internal organs such as liver, lungs, kidneys, heart, etc. In addition, routine blood and urine examinations, liver function tests, kidney function tests, chest X-rays and other tests will continue to be carried out.

3. Genital examination: including examination of the reproductive organs of men and women, as well as examination of whether pregnancy is infertility. Men should mainly check whether there are any diseases of the male genitals and sperm testing, such as lumps, foreskin is too long, short and strong sperm, hypospadias, cryptorchidism, hydrocele, varicocele, etc. Women need to undergo a bimanual examination of the abdomen and anus, mainly to check whether there are any diseases of the sexual organs and whether they can get pregnant, such as uterine fibroids, uterine hypoplasia, vaginal defects or atresia, hymen atresia, and whether there is any inflammation.

4. Understand your life history: including whether you smoke, drink, your work situation, living environment, diet, etc. Women will also continue to understand their menstrual history, including: age of menarche, menstrual period, menstrual cycle, menstrual volume, accompanying symptoms, and expected date of delivery. If you are remarrying, you will continue to learn about your past pregnancy history.

Frequently asked questions about premarital check-up

1. The premarital check-up should be done as far apart in time from the wedding date as possible, so that if any problems are found, they can be treated. The validity period of the pre-marital examination certificate is three months.

2. During the premarital check-up, you must bring each other's household registration booklet, ID card and three one-inch bare-head photos. In addition, you must also have a letter of certification from each other's company.

3. Women should avoid doing premarital checkups during their menstrual period and do it three days after their menstrual period ends. Otherwise, there will be a lot of blood cells in women's urine and doctors will suspect that they have nephritis, stones, and other problems.

4. Get enough rest the day before the premarital check-up. Don’t be too tired and don’t drink alcohol, as these may affect the test results of liver function.

5. Eat light food as much as possible the day before the pre-marital check-up, otherwise chylomicronized blood (turbid blood) will appear during the blood test, affecting the test results.

6. You must not eat in the morning on the day of the premarital examination and must be examined on an empty stomach.

7. It should be emphasized that: new patients must get a good rest a few days before the test. Do not sleep too late, do not fatigue, and do not drink alcohol, because these conditions may affect your liver function test results. Once GPT is elevated, you cannot be certified immediately according to regulations. You have to go through treatment and follow-up before you can be certified, otherwise you will be late.