According to fivethirtyeight.com about 10.4% of the World's population is married to a second cousin or closer , keeping in mind that many countries don't allow to marry cousins even some countries like Hungary , Austria and Spain has Banned Cousin marriage in their Jurisdiction, But that's a common practice in Islamic And Christian world where Marrying to cousins is considered as dignity.

Indeed its no biggie to marry your cousins, yes we are allowed to , But Consanguinity consists of its own risks..

So What is Consanguinity?


It is also called cousin Marriage , in which Person that has Originated from same ancestors recently tend to marry within their own Community.

It is also defined as quality of being descended from the same ancestor as a different person.

Many people who appreciate Cousin marriage or Oppose it are considered to be hypocrites but Talking about facts what are the outcomes of it?

1. Cousin Marriages according to recent researchers are one of the Cause of mental Retardation among Children, In Recent Researches Prevalence was about 15 out of 100 Persons were some what mentally retard out of which 68% of them were the result of Cousin Marriage


2. Cousin Marriages can pass Genetic borne Disease and Cause Flaring up of the Hidden Disease among families
They may flare up as different aspects of Genetic Diseases as most Percentage of Diseases being originated are those which are Autosomal Recessive (Hidden Minor Genes) And on the second hand are Multifactorial are arising along with X linked , Autosomal Dominant and many more. The Common Diseases arising  are:
- Down's Syndrome
-Phenyl Ketonuria
-Kleinfelter's Syndrome
-Thallesemia
-Cru-di-chat
-Turner Syndrome
and many more


3. Marrying with your cousin can lead to Increased incidence of Depression and anxiety in the children. But in terms of Research multiple Consensus has been conducted and Results were almost Same in terms of Cousin and Non Cousin Marriages, hence no valid proof has yet been identified that Cousin Marriages are the reason behind This Trait.


4. Cousin Marriages are known to cause Birth Defects in the children born as in Pakistan Cousin Marriages Rate Almost exceeds 50% and the Infant Mortality rate has raised to 12.7 due to Consanguinity


5. Some unhealthy traits are also transferred as obesity , Cardiovascular Profiles, Bi polar , Teeth Problems

Being discussed as the most hated topic now a days.. Cousin Marriages with all its cons also does contain some pros as cousin Marriages are known


1. To pass intelligence among traits and cousin Marriages is a known cause of children being Genius as the outcomes

 
2. The Children born tend to have a strong inter family relationship and strengthening Family Ties , as the Research being conducted in 2014, in which Two groups were taken 1 was Pakistani Group in which most of them Were Consanguineous Marriages and A British Group in which There no any Consanguineous Ones. After conducting Enough analysis , it was found that: the consanguineous Group has less Divorce/Separation Rate and Decreased Consumption of Cigarette During Pregnancy in the same group


3. Cousin Marriages have higher acceptance rate in terms of elders and known to have better understanding among couples


4. Allowing cousin Marriages allows anyone to seek the option if anyone is in love with their cousin giving them full authority over their feelings without having a second thought.


Its a matter of thought how you are going to perceive it as, Pre marriage workup is another issue , people tend to avoid This checkup specifically in Third World Countries it is considered as an insult!

But people must understand the outcomes and Get themselves checked for most common disease that may be running inside families and If Positive should get their Fiance checked as well and there is no harm.

And people who have found any Kind of genetic problem in their First child must get themselves checked and other children also so that If a disease Is diagnosed before its Flaring phase , it can slown down or even stopped in some cases and Doctors are also advised to Keep an Eagle's eye on any Kind of genetic problem and Cousel the Attendants to get their remaining children to checkup

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