During a genetic consultation, you’ll hear many acronyms, and they can get confusing. As you aim to have a healthy baby, you’ll evaluate different screening options to find what’s best for you. Recently, some terminology in the world of assisted...
Concern for the health and well-being of your child is common for parents, but for many parents-to-be, these anxieties begin before the child is even born. If you’ve just found out that you’re the carrier of a genetic disease, have a personal or family...
In recent years, there has been a trend in patients receiving ADPKD diagnoses at an earlier age. This is possibly attributed to two factors: an increased use of family health history analysis and an increase in physician knowledge about disease symptoms. An earlier...
You’ve just found out that you and/or your partner are the carrier of a genetic disorder, meaning that you carry the gene for a genetic condition that you risk passing on to your future child. You may feel confused, overwhelmed and anxious. There is a lot of...
So, here you are, ready to have a baby. You and your partner have been trying for over a year, and when you finally see a fertility specialist, you’re inundated with brochures, websites and blogs about the complexity of the human reproductive system. You start...
