Did you get genetic testing before trying to conceive?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Ashkenazi and not having kids (I'm 50) -- can I still get a screening panel for insight into my own potential future health issues? If so, where (ie, not my OB)?

You can ask your doctor where to go our just do it yourself with 23&Me. But you might want to think through what you will do with this information. As a PP said, she found out that she's at increased risk of Parkinson's and now has to live with that dread hanging over her. Or you might just want to be tested for BRCA because that will inform your mammogram schedule.

I’m the PP who tested kind of late in pregnancy for a variety of things and then had to get DH tested in a hurry.

While he didn’t carry the same things as I do (thank goodness) we found out he does carry a gene that basically makes his body over produce iron and that can cause health problems if not monitored. His iron levels have seemed fine, but my OB told him it would be a good idea to give blood periodically. Ironically, I have been anemic at times and need to make sure I get enough iron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re both Ashkenazi and my 2nd cousin had CF so I was screened and my husband would have been if I was a carrier.

You can have cf from one parent but normally it’s from both parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re both Ashkenazi and my 2nd cousin had CF so I was screened and my husband would have been if I was a carrier.

You can have cf from one parent but normally it’s from both parents.

CF has to come from both parents.