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A 28-year-old male asked:
What is genetic counseling, and can anyone participate if they have certain diseases that run in family? ( example. heart disease )
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Dr. Nikolaos Zachariasanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 28 years experience
Information and yes.: Genetic counseling is an increasingly important part of preconceptional and prenatal care - and may help tremendously whenever a genetic disorder manifests in a family. It provides detailed information about the nature of the genetic disorder, he tests used to detect it and the risk of recurrence in the family. Anyone concerned should get genetic counseling!
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Dr. Marybeth Lambeanswered
Travel Medicine 47 years experience
Yes: Genetic counselors are highly trained to examine risk factors, assess your family history, & counsel you as to whether these findings have an inherited component. If positive, they would determine if there were a good chance you mighty pass them on to a future son or daughter to come.
Even if you don't have plans for children at present, but wonder about your genetic past, a geneticist is great.
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Last updated May 12, 2016
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