tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10528990.post116141667578116026..comments2024-03-28T16:16:27.941+05:30Comments on The IVF Specialist's Blog for IVF patients: HealthWISE - creating new markets by scanning for presymptomatic diseasesDr Aniruddha Malpanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05693466221743076739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10528990.post-1161619276679778482006-10-23T21:31:00.000+05:302006-10-23T21:31:00.000+05:30Yes, there can be benefits. But there are lots of ...Yes, there can be benefits. But there are lots of downsides as well - not just the unnecessary expense of these expensive tests ! For example, these tests will pick up lots of insignificant findings which are of no clinical importance - and cause needless worry and anxiety. The purpose of tests is to reassure - not create a population of the "worried well".Dr Aniruddha Malpanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693466221743076739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10528990.post-1161607835427754972006-10-23T18:20:00.000+05:302006-10-23T18:20:00.000+05:30Also, many times the symptoms of a disease are the...Also, many times the symptoms of a disease are there but the patient is not aware of their significance.Or they are in denial or the symptoms are non specific and nobody wants to think of tb or cancer or heart trouble when they can tell themselves-its just a cough, or the chest pains are just heartburn.Better err on the side of caution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10528990.post-1161607003216482362006-10-23T18:06:00.000+05:302006-10-23T18:06:00.000+05:30Maybe it is a good idea.Knowing that they are high...Maybe it is a good idea.Knowing that they are high-risk may be the one thing that prompts a person to change their bad habits or take precautions or preventive medication. If even one person is saved from an unexpected first heart attack which proves fatal ,its worth it.<BR/>For those trying to concieve, a checkup before starting could be done just to rule out factors which may not totally prevent conception but which are treatable and which affect chances(eg tsh,prolactin,pcos screen, infection screen, sa). At the same consultation a little info on the fertile period etc can be given.If thyroid/pcos or other health problems are found its better they are treated even before starting ttc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com