If you are diagnosed with strep, you will stop being contagious approximately 24 hours after starting an antibiotic. Antibiotics should help alleviate your symptoms within one or two days, although in some people the symptoms may last up to a week.
Testing can be done before a baby is born to find out if it has thalassemia and determine how severe it may be. Tests used to diagnose thalassemia in fetuses include: 1  Chorionic villus sampling. 2  This test is usually done around the 11th week of pregnancy and involves removing a tiny piece of the placenta for evaluation.3  Amniocentesis.f your doctor suspects your child has thalassemia, he or she may confirm a diagnosis using blood tests. If your child has thalassemia, blood tests may reveal: 1  A low level of red blood cells. 2  Smaller than expected red blood cells.
Whether you have thalassaemia or are a carrier, your baby will benefit if you take 5mg of folic acid daily throughout your pregnancy (NICE 2012) . This is because thalassaemia may increase the risk of your baby developing a neural tube defect, such as spina bifida (NICE 2012) .lpha thalassaemia minor can also cause anaemia, particularly if you carry two mutated genes. Alpha thalassaemia HbH disease can cause mild to severe anaemia and may mean you require blood transfusions during pregnancy. Beta thalassaemia major makes it more likely that you will have complications during your pregnancy.