Genetic Counseling: Understanding What’s Possible
Genetic counseling helps you understand your chances of passing on or encountering certain genetic conditions in pregnancy, and which testing options make sense for you. The most common reasons to consider it are advanced maternal age and advanced paternal age. At our practice, counseling is provided directly by a maternal-fetal medicine specialist.
Information that helps you make confident decisions
Genetic counseling isn’t about delivering bad news. It’s about giving you clear, personalized information so you can understand your options and make the choices that are right for your family.
Who should consider it
The most common reasons are straightforward. Advanced maternal age and advanced paternal age are at the top of the list. You may also consider counseling based on family history or the results of an earlier screening.
Who you’ll see
Your counseling is provided directly by a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, a physician with deep, specialized expertise in exactly these questions.
The testing is tailored to you
There’s no standard panel that fits everyone. The right testing depends entirely on the reason for your counseling. It can range from a simple analysis of your 23 pairs of chromosomes to more complex single-gene testing. Some situations call for testing the parents as well; others don’t. Your specialist will explain which options fit your circumstances and why.
Support when answers are hard
Sometimes results are difficult or uncertain, and you won’t face that alone. When it’s helpful, we connect you with a geneticist for further expertise. And for families facing the hardest outcomes, we refer to centers that offer dedicated, personalized care for grief, trauma, and pregnancy loss. You are supported at every point, including the hard ones.
Navigating it together
Whatever brings you to genetic counseling, the goal is the same: clarity, options, and a specialist beside you as you navigate them.
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