Who needs genetic counseling?

Genetic counseling is commonly known as genetic inquiry and genetic guidance. At present, there are tens of millions of patients with various congenital diseases and mental retardation in China, many of whom are seriously ill, resulting in lifelong disability, which not only causes lifelong pain to themselves, but also brings heavy mental and economic burdens to families and society, which seriously hinders the improvement of population quality.

With the concept of prenatal and postnatal care deeply rooted in people's hearts, some couples are very concerned about the health of the next generation, and they are eager to know whether they need genetic counseling.

Experts believe that one of the following circumstances should be consulted in the eugenics genetic counseling clinic:

1. Patients diagnosed with hereditary diseases or developmental malformations and their family members;

2. Family members with unexplained continuous diseases;

Third, couples who are married by close relatives;

Four, chromosome balanced translocation carriers, as well as other genetic disease gene carriers;

5. People diagnosed with chromosome aberration;

6. Having given birth to many disabled and mentally retarded children;

Seven, hermaphrodite patients;

Eight, non gynecological recurrent abortion, habitual abortion or unexplained stillbirth;

Nine, couples with a history of contact with teratogenic substances and radioactive substances, such as radiation, isotopes, lead, phosphorus, mercury and other poisons or chemicals;

Ten, pregnant women infected with the virus in early pregnancy and pregnant women who often contact cats and dogs;

Eleven, pregnant women take teratogenic drugs during pregnancy;

Twelve, older pregnant women over the age of 35;

Thirteen, couples with incompatible blood types.