Problems Experienced in The Preparation of Reports of Medical Examination for Marriage

Abstract

Preparation of reports of medical examination for marriage are made according to different laws, some of which are quite old, and relevant legislation, which may sometimes conflict with each other and with current practices, and cannot fully respond to current needs in some respects. However, since there is no full legislative, bureaucratic and medical standardization, there may be differences between the guidance of the physicians who will maintain the examinations, the municipalities that will perform the marriage, and even the provincial and district health directorates. Although the names of both freelance and public physicians, and especially “government physicians”*, are mentioned in the legislation, reports of medical examination for marriage are almost always within the responsibility of family physicians in current practice. Again, according to the governing laws and regulations, it was envisioned to issue a report by examination and screening of certain disease groups, and with the additional legislation and guidelines issued later, the scope was expanded with diseases and screenings that do not prevent marriage. However, in practice, there are problems in the medical resume review to be carried out via E-Pulse** by the physician who will issue the report, due to obstacles, deficiencies in the standardization of analyzes and examinations, and differences in the prescribed tests between male and female candidates. In conclusion, in the preparation of reports of medical examination for marriage, assigning or harmonizing the legislation in line with the hierarchy of norms; Recognizing the authority of all institutions qualified to report in the preparation of these reports; Ensuring that authorized physicians can see all the information on the patient’s E-Pulse page when preparing the report; up to date standardization of both medical and bureaucratic processes and the structure of printed forms used in the process and eliminating the differences genders in tests and analyses would be more appropriate.