YOU CAN TAKE THE SMA SCREENING TEST FOR FREE AT FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS.

Do you know that SMA is not as far away from us as we think, and that one in every 50 people is an SMA carrier? SMA, a genetically inherited muscle disease, is transmitted to the child through carrier parents. In every natural pregnancy, the baby has a 25 percent chance of being sick, a 25 percent chance of being healthy, and a 50 percent chance of being a carrier. The most effective method to prevent SMA disease is the Carrier Screening Test, which you should have before having children. With SMA Carrier Screening; It is possible to reduce the incidence of SMA in the long term by identifying couples who are both carriers of SMA in the pre-marriage period. You can have the carrier test, which is carried out by the Ministry of Health in family medicine units in 81 provinces, free of charge and easily. Remember, SMA is a preventable disease.