The genetic counselling services can provide both advice and relevant information about specific genetic conditions. Genetic counselling works by looking at the likelihood of certain genetic disorders and genes being passed through to offspring and comparing the crossover of the parent’s genes and alleles and the potential risk of the child developing a genetic disorder. This allows the healthcare professional to identify any potential risks, meaning they are able to investigate and evaluate and give extra help, support or special requirements them and their child may need.
Here is a list and explanation of the different forms of genetic counselling available: (Newson, 2012)
You may need genetic counselling for a number of reasons, you may just want to discuss abnormal testing for extra precautions. Your child may have a genetic disorder which may need a confirming diagnosis form the relevant healthcare specialist. Cancers can also be hereditary, this form of counselling can help with support and working out how big the risk factor is. Your …show more content…
There will be an assessment on how likely and risky it would be for you and your partner’s genetic history being passed onto a child.
There is support and advice for if you already have a child which is affected by a genetic disorder and want to have another child. The discussion and option of genetic testing where applicable, will be to understand what the results mean and what will then happen and how it can be treated and dealt with and the option for patient support groups. This will look at the alleles within each parent, if the parents are either sufferers, carriers or non-sufferers and how the crossover will affect offspring, this can be seen through the use of punnet diagrams and
Here is a list and explanation of the different forms of genetic counselling available: (Newson, 2012)
You may need genetic counselling for a number of reasons, you may just want to discuss abnormal testing for extra precautions. Your child may have a genetic disorder which may need a confirming diagnosis form the relevant healthcare specialist. Cancers can also be hereditary, this form of counselling can help with support and working out how big the risk factor is. Your …show more content…
There will be an assessment on how likely and risky it would be for you and your partner’s genetic history being passed onto a child.
There is support and advice for if you already have a child which is affected by a genetic disorder and want to have another child. The discussion and option of genetic testing where applicable, will be to understand what the results mean and what will then happen and how it can be treated and dealt with and the option for patient support groups. This will look at the alleles within each parent, if the parents are either sufferers, carriers or non-sufferers and how the crossover will affect offspring, this can be seen through the use of punnet diagrams and