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How to Talk to Your Partner About Carrier Screening: Family Planning & At-Home Testing
Planning a family? Learn how to approach the carrier screening discussion with your partner. Get tips on addressing concerns around genetic testing, costs, and at-home testing options.
The Power of Planning Ahead
“You’re perfect for each other! You really should get married!” You might think that our best friends said this to us, or maybe even our parents. They did too, but this time, it was our fertility doctor. He wasn’t complimenting my husband Ryan and I on our symbiotic relationship or the courtesies we showed to each other. He was talking about the fact that we were genetic carriers for the identical mutation for Gaucher disease.
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How an Owl Becomes Wiser: Getty's Story
Kate and Mark were very much the quintessential newlywed couple. Both living fast paced lives in California, as a teacher and lawyer. They were carefree and living the dream. Five years into their marriage, they received the good news that they were pregnant with their first baby. After an easy pregnancy, Kate and Mark were ecstatic to welcome their new bright blue-eyed daughter, named Getty, who they nicknamed their little owl because of her beautiful owl-like eyes and adorable hooting sounds she makes.
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PGD: The Zoe and Isabella Story
For me, having children felt so far away when I was diagnosed with endometriosis and an ovarian cyst. I turned to in vitro fertilization (IVF) reluctantly because I was committed to trying to have biological children with my husband Stev
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Facing Fragile X Syndrome as a Family
Like many other young couples, Gail Heyman and her husband, Lyons met in college, got married after they graduated, and waited a few years before starting their family. Although having children is always a big step that will forever change a couple’s life, their experience was even more life changing.
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