Advances in medicine, and more so in medical awareness, has made us acutely conscious to know more about our would-be spouse’s health and their family’s health and well being. People today have taken a step forward in helping out their physicians or family doctors, by going through screening procedures, and regular health checks even when they feel completely healthy, in order to take up preventive measures and adopt the required lifestyle changes to attain and maintain a healthier and happier life.
The basic idea behind getting a health check before marriage is to rule out the factors, deficiencies or diseases that may interfere with a happy married life. The battery of tests that are included in this category are aimed and designed in a manner to benefit both the partners and safeguard their interests.
Generally, the parameters that are tested before marriage are either genetic disorders that run in families, or acquired diseases which are more or less infectious, and spread from person to person.