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.
Finally, American women will have the choice to choose an upgraded pregnancy test that has been available to European women since 2008. The Clearblue Advanced Pregnancy Test with Weeks Estimator is the only test that can not only tell you whether you are pregnant but also how many weeks pregnant you are as well. According to the company's website, 78 percent of women surveyed said it's very important to know how many weeks pregnant they are.