Should I Consider Prenatal Testing for Genetic Disorders?

Learn more from Dr. Peter Hulick on behalf of NorthShore University about when to consider prenatal testing for genetic disorders.

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So should I consider prenatal testing for genetic disorders? So, on the whole, every ethnic or ancestral background--

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there usually is some genetic condition that tends to have a higher frequency in the population.

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So the idea behind prenatal genetic counseling is to identify those populations and which disorders may--

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a person and a couple may be at increased risk for. So, arguably, everyone should at least be counseled on the conditions that

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may be applicable from their standpoint. And then decide for themselves if they want to carry through