Who Should Consider Genetic Counseling?

  • Individuals or families with a known genetic disorder or who are carriers of a genetic disease
  • Families with children diagnosed with genetic disorders
  • Suspected single-gene or rare diseases
  • Developmental delays and intellectual disabilities
  • Infertility (male or female)
  • Carriers of numerical or structural chromosomal abnormalities
  • Recurrent pregnancy losses
  • Advanced maternal age (≥35)
  • Consanguineous marriages
  • Detection of abnormalities during pregnancy
  • Family history of cancer

If you fall into any of these categories, genetic counseling can provide critical support and help you make the best decisions for your health and family.

"The results suggest a helical structure which must be very closely packed containing probably 2, 3 or 4 coaxial nucleic acid chains per helical unit and having the phosphate groups near the outside."

Rosalind Elsie Franklin