Marriage is a lifelong affair, and therefore before you get into one, you need to have certain medical facts about your partner.

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Here are three important medical facts you should know about your partner before you walk down the aisle;

1. Blood Group compatibility test

Blood Group compatibility test is a key medical test every pair planning to get married should undergo. 

The Rhesus test is the main point talking about blood tests.

A couple expecting to bear normal children should ascertain that Rhesus factors are compatible, i.e. positive with positive or negative with negative. 

A positive with a negative would mean loss of pregnancies or death of babies.

2. Fertility tests

The happiness of a married couple heaps when a baby arrives. 

Therefore, fertility tests are important for each person to ensure both are viable and fertile.

All couples expecting to have babies should undergo this test also to avoid blames when things don't go as anticipated. 

3. General health tests

There are a lot of general medical tests that every couple-to-be should undergo, the main being test for HIV/AIDS and STDs.

STDs being the most common should be thoroughly checked as some forms like syphilis can be salient for years without being noticed.