Genetic information is often complex. A Genetic Counselor is a healthcare professional who can help you understand this complex information so that you can make informed choices.

Genetic Counseling is a communication process, which aims to help individuals, couples and families understand and adapt to the medical, psychological, familial and reproductive implications of the genetic contribution to specific health conditions.

 

How can a Genetic Counselor help me?

• A Genetic Counselor can help you with:
• Understanding the natural course of disorder
• Inheritance pattern
• Risk of recurrence
• Implications to other family members
• Genetic testing and it’s limitations

 

Who should attend a genetic counseling session?

Any individual can opt for a genetic counseling session to know the risk for developing genetic conditions or passing on genetic conditions to the next generation. Genetic Counseling is highly recommended in following scenarios for an individual to make an informed decision:

• Increased risk on prenatal screening
• Before and after opting for prenatal diagnosis
• Either parent or a close relative has a genetic disease or birth defect
• Either parent already has children with birth defects, intellectual disabilities, or genetic disorders
• The mother-to-be has had two or more miscarriages or babies that died in infancy
• The mother-to-be will be 35 or older when the baby is born
• Family or personal history of malignancies
• Suspected genetic condition in family member

 

How to avail genetic counseling:

If you wish to schedule a genetic counselling session with one of our expert genetic counsellors, please submit the query form and we will get back to you