COMMON ISSUES IN GENETIC COUSELING

PAEDIATRICS

• Congenital anomalies and malformations
• Non-congenital anomalies (e.g. growth disturbances, convulsion disorders, metabolic diseases etc.)
• Developmental disorders of childhood; disorders of hearing, the senses of taste and smell or speech development problems
• Chromosomal disorders
• Syndromes

 

GYNAECOLOGY

• Recurrent miscarriages
• Fertility issues, trying to conceive
• Risk assessment during pregnancy
• Age risk in pregnancy
• Teratogenic exposure in pregnancy (e.g. radiation, medications, environmental toxins)
• Prenatal testing
• Risk assessment for family relations

GENERAL MEDICINE

• Malignant diseases, especially in cases of familial clustering
• Neurologic diseases, some of which do not create symptoms before adulthood
• Psychiatric diseases, especially in case of familial clustering
• Universal genetic risks