PaloAltoMaternityTestingHelpsWomenKnow GeneticRisksBeforeChildbirth
SanFranciscoGeneticCounselingwantsto giveyouthebestunderstandingofyourDNA beforeyouattempttohaveyourfirstchild.
Thecliniccangiveyouinformed, accurateandextensiveadviceaboutthe geneticdisordersthatyoumaycarry,and beatriskofpassingontoyourchild. SanFranciscoGeneticCounseling believesthatyoudeservetobe informedwhenitcomestoknowing andunderstandingyourDNA.
Theyhopethatthisinformation canbeusedtoguideyou towardsthebestwayforyouto conceive,whethernaturallyor withtheuseofassisted reproductivetechnology. Genetictestingistheonlywayto discoverthelikelihoodofagenetic disorderbeingpassedontoyour child,includingDownSyndrome, cysticfibrosisandspinalmuscular atrophy.
Thecliniccanalsousethe processtotestspecifically forrareconditionsthat maybeevidentinyour familymedicalhistory.
SanFranciscoGeneticCounselingalsoprovides empatheticandopen-mindedpsychosocialsupport tohelpyouinterpretthesefindingsanddecidehow toproceedfromthem.
