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Reply to "Husband has Sickle Cell gene and didn't tell me"
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[quote=Anonymous]I'd be angry. Yes - it's a low risk if you don't carry the gene, but unless he knew you don't carry the gene, he can't be sure your child would only have one copy of the gene. There is a lot of nuance around pre-conception and pre-implantation genetic testing, and I don't ever plan on doing a full genetic test on myself or my child. However, if gene being tested isn't merely an increased risk, but something definitive (Tay-Sacs, Sickle Cell, Huntingtons) and there's a possibility of using such testing to avoid burdening a child with those horrible diseases, or even start treatment at birth, I think it's unconscionable to not do the testing. Post-conception/implantation - it's even grayer. If I was OP, I'd do testing to make sure I'm not a carrier. Beyond that, I don't know what I'd do. [/quote]
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