Abstract

BENZINA Intissar*, EL MOUSSAOUI kamal, ZGHARI zineb, NADER Soufiane and Aicha KHARBACH

ABSTRACT

Beta-thalassemia major is a hemoglobinopathy of genetic origin, more widespread in the Mediterranean basin. Patients have a longer life expectancy but are often infertile. Pregnancies are very rare but preimplantation diagnosis is possible. They are then considered as high risk and must be managed by a multidisciplinary team. Case presentation Thanks to therapeutic advances, the life expectancy of patients with b-thalassemia major is now 40 years. We report the case of one of our patients followed in our department first for secondary infertility and then for her pregnancy and we propose to review the literature on the management of these patients. Conclusion The importance of the preconception visit is reaffirmed in order to educate the population in a preventive manner before pregnancy to avoid complications.