[header] How to recognize symptoms of sickle cell disease (scd ) [title] Get tested. [step] Sickle cell disease can be detected with a simple blood test, so if you think you may have the disease, see a doctor to get tested right away. In the united states, all newborns are required to be screened for sickle cell disease. 
This is because early treatment is very beneficial to patients. [substeps] It is also possible to do prenatal screening for sickle cell disease by testing fetal tissues that are collected by chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis.