subject: Consider Medical Aspects Before Marriage [print this page] Medical aspect often overlooked in a wedding planning. In fact, pre-marital medical examination is required to maintain domestic harmony. A medical examination is also important to detect diseases and disorders that can be transmitted to the family and affect the health of the mother and fetus.
"Couples who are getting married should undergo a medical examination," said obstetrician and midwife of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Dwiana Ocviyanti.
The goal is to detect diseases that can be transmitted to a partner, identify diseases or disorders that can affect the relationship of husband and wife, as well as the detection of diseases or disorders that can affect the fetus candidates.
"There are some diseases that can be transmitted through sexual contact, namely hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections," said Dwiana.
Premarital medical examination is also to detect diseases or disorders that affect the health of the mother in the event of childbirth and affect the ability of couples to have children. For example, if the bride had detectable cardiac abnormalities, pregnancy should be delayed so as not to endanger the lives of both mother and fetus.
"Modern life is also often causes couples to postpone pregnancy, such as expectant mothers employment contract that does not allow her to pregnant within a certain period," said Dwiana.
Therefore, it is important for couples to know the advantages and disadvantages of delaying pregnancy. Planning pregnancy also prevent unwanted pregnancies.
Psychological preparation
In addition, marriage and family counselors, Adriana S Ginanjar, states couples who want to marry need to prepare psychologically mature. This is due to the marriage unites two people with different backgrounds that need adjustment and tolerance.
Marriage is also a lifelong bond with the presence of a new family member, have evolved over time, and a lot of trouble or disturbance from within and from outside.
Therefore, couples need to master a number of skills important in a marriage, that effective communication between each other, open and listening to the heart, resolve differences and conflicts by compromise.
Other skills are better expressing love with words of encouragement take the time to be together, giving special gifts, and physical touch.
