Tag: health

Yes HoB, I see what you’re trying to say with the malaria thing. But you also know there are millions of women who get pregnant in Africa. Including millions over the age of 35. And they have healthy babies that actually live into adulthood. Basically y’all just said it’s too dangerous to get pregnant in Africa. Kinda along the same lines as Africa is filled with poverty, disease and terrorist.

karnythia:

houseofbrat:

Well, yes that’s true. However, a lot of people who are native to Africa have some immunity to it, such as anyone who has the sickle-cell trait. So people who have lived there for generations have some protection built into their immune system for it. That’s why not every African bit by a mosquito that carries it gets malaria. 

Megs isn’t native to Africa. I don’t know what her genetics are–such as if she carries the sickle-cell trait–but I imagine that they’re going to take precautions just to be on the safe side.

So…she’s still Black. People do know that right? Being mixed race doesn’t remove the African descent. And people who aren’t born in Africa still carry the trait & some of the immunity. Welcome to Genetics 101. 

I only mentioned Africa because it was relevant to this question and the previous question. Good grief. You can be of African descent and NOT have any of the immunity to malaria. You can be of non-African descent and have immunity to malaria. Happy now?

Yes HoB, I see what you’re trying to say with the malaria thing. But you also know there are millions of women who get pregnant in Africa. Including millions over the age of 35. And they have healthy babies that actually live into adulthood. Basically y’all just said it’s too dangerous to get pregnant in Africa. Kinda along the same lines as Africa is filled with poverty, disease and terrorist.

Well, yes that’s true. However, a lot of people who are native to Africa have some immunity to it, such as anyone who has the sickle-cell trait. So people who have lived there for generations have some protection built into their immune system for it. That’s why not every African bit by a mosquito that carries it gets malaria. 

Megs isn’t native to Africa. I don’t know what her genetics are–such as if she carries the sickle-cell trait–but I imagine that they’re going to take precautions just to be on the safe side.

I like to read varying blogs cos I like to see the different reactions & perspectives of different people. I don’t comment on other blogs about other blogs, but to be honest I was shocked about the seemingly racist thing NYC said about not conceiving in Africa because malaria (if not racist, then ignorant AF) & her vitriolic responses. This is getting out of hand. Wether these 2 marry or not, our lives still carry on. Thanks HoB for being sane. Thank you.

Well, I don’t think NYC phrased what she said very well. It’s more that anti-malaria drugs often aren’t suitable for someone who is pregnant. Depends on which drug is used.

However, malaria can cause pregnancy complications.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687872/

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So, I can understand avoiding attempts for Megs to get pregnant in Africa. She’s of advanced maternal age at this point, which leads to complications already. That’s even assuming she is able to get pregnant.