If your future wife has a sibling who has down syndrome...

• newcomer

  8 May 06, 09:48

  Do you consummate your marriage? I mean... it's in the genes, get what I mean?
• Eternal-fire

  8 May 06, 11:07

  Look my sister is slow is development (in the brain) but I am still fine, I don't think such things affect the later generations.
• Troy437

  8 May 06, 11:09

  Dun think so. If your future wife is fine, then there shd be no prob. I dun tink she will carry genes which does not affect her.
• alexkusu

  8 May 06, 13:26

  u judge her by who she is or what she may become?
• browniebaobao

  8 May 06, 18:24

  I dun think it will be a prob..
  
  I had a tutor who was told my her doc that she might have a child that has down syndrome. Both sides parents objected, and wanted to disown her coz she insisted on keeping the baby. Her husband supported her. Eventually she gave birth to a healthy baby.
  
  Well I think even if (touch wood!) ur child unfortunately has got down syndrome, u will still love him or her anyway right?
• alfagal

  8 May 06, 18:40

  Down Syndrome (DS) is not inherited.
  
  It is spontaneous. Trisomy of the chromosome 21 (3 copies instead or normal 2).
  Each pregancy is independent in having DS or not, due to the way chromsomes are formed.
  
  however, studies have shown that more chances of having a DS baby if the mother's age is less than 20 or more than 35.
• bksianzz

  8 May 06, 21:59

  i wont mind having baby with her... but if scan womb say fetus abnormal den i will ask to abort
• M©+square

  8 May 06, 22:03

  hai....
• ShrodingersCat

  8 May 06, 22:06

  Hmm.. to begin with .. to consummate your marriage means simply to have sex after marriage. whether you intend to have children or not, let's hope you dont have to let your sex life suffer - there are such things like contraceptives.
  
  secondly, from what I understand... while most forms of down syndrome are not hereditary, there IS a hereditary form but it is very rare. it is best to consult a doctor and determine with a genetic blood test.
• newcomer

  9 May 06, 09:02

  Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:

  Hmm.. to begin with .. to consummate your marriage means simply to have sex after marriage. whether you intend to have children or not, let's hope you dont have to let your sex life suffer - there are such things like contraceptives.
  
  secondly, from what I understand... while most forms of down syndrome are not hereditary, there IS a hereditary form but it is very rare. it is best to consult a doctor and determine with a genetic blood test.

  Thanks!