Did you and your spouse talk about your families' genetic history

[Anonymous]

Yes, it’s helpful information. My genetic disorder doesn’t impact health as much as physical attributes which can become costly/painful depending on procedure.

We decided to have kids in the future, keeping in mind the costs.

[Anonymous]

There is mental illness and alcoholism on both sides of our family. Evena couple of suicides. Prior to marriage we decided to adopt rather than birth. We are raising our 3 healthy kids, ages 7, 10, 13.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't know about DH's father's dyslexia.

That’s often an output of something else. It’s rarely a standalone.

[Anonymous]

While undergoing fertility testing, I did the Jewish panel. Found out a few weeks into my pregnancy that I carried the gene for Cystic Fibrosis. (Lab didn't give me the results in a timely manner.) Longest two weeks of my life were waiting for my husband's CF results. Thankfully, he is not a carrier! No one else in my family has tested - parents or siblings, so we are not sure which side it came from.