Reproductive Medicine Questions Doctor

Cousin marriage?

I am invited to marry my girl cousin. Is that healthy? Can that make birth problems?

(My girl cousin is the 2nd child of my uncle. I am the 2nd child of my mom. My uncle is 3rd child & my mom is 5th child for my grandparents)

Male | 28 years old
Conditions: Good

1 Answer

Inter marriage between family members are at an increased for genetic abnormalities in future offspring. The closer the relationship to each other, the higher the risk.