Genetic Counselling- no treatment is required. They need genetic Counselling because they may pass the mutant gene on to their children.
Blood Transfusion – A blood transfusion is a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is transfused to the patient intravenously.
Iron Chelation Therapy – It is a procedure where the doctor uses Iron Chelators to remove the excess build-up of iron in the body from blood transfusions over a long time.
Folic Acid Supplements (A b vitamin) – Helps to build healthy RBC
Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) –
This treatment is the only curative treatment for thalassemia major. The stem cells are the cells inside bone marrow that makes RBC and other types of blood cells. BMT is a procedure to help replace faulty stem cells with stem cells from a healthy donor.
