Counseling in Medical Genetics

Investigating the necessary cases of genetic counseling in couples referred to pre-marriage test centers, Yazd, Iran

Introduction: Genetics counseling has an important role in preventing genetics abnormalities. These abnormalities have economical, social, psychological and emotional stresses on families and on community. Therefore, it is necessary to have careful programs to increase the knowledge of people about the importance of genetics counseling. In this study, the necessary cases of pre-marriage c...

Medical genetics and genomic medicine in the United States. Part 2: Reproductive genetics, newborn screening, genetic counseling, training, and registries

Review of genetics in the United States with emphasis on the prenatal, metabolic, genetic counseling, and training aspects of the field.

Pitfalls in counselling of the blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES)

Non-penetrance or minimal expression as a genetic counselling problem in the blepharophimosis syndrome is discussed.

Odds in genetic counselling.

A developing role in genetic counselling.

The valuable contribution made by nurses and social workers employed in genetic services in Britain was recognised by a Clinical Genetics Society Working Party. A recent survey has examined their role in the service and a selection of findings is presented in this paper. Their introduction to the clinical team facilitates the process of counselling and promotes a more comprehensive service for ...

Psychological impact of preconception counseling: assessment of anxiety before and during pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE Assessment of anxiety levels in women and men before and after preconception counseling and during the first trimester of pregnancy. METHODS Couples were recruited from the fertility clinic of the University Medical Center Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Anxiety was assessed using the 40-item Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). RESULTS 53 women and 51 men (74%) completed ...