Genetic Counseling

1. The risk of occurrence of a particular genetic disorder to the fetus if there is family history of inheritable genetic disorder
2. The risk of recurrence in the subsequent pregnancy if the first child is affected with a inheritable genetic disorder.
3. The need to perform prenatal diagnosis by chorionic villous sampling or amniocentesis to detect if the fetus is affected with similar genetic disorder as that of their previous child or any family member.

1. Couple who have close relatives with genetic illness.
2. Parents having a child affected with a genetic disorder
3. If any one of the partners is a carrier of translocation of a chromosome.
4. If both parents are carriers of pathogenic variant autosomal recessive mutant gene.
5. If any one of the parents is a carrier of pathogenic variant autosomal dominant mutant gene.
6. Pregnant women over age 35 yrs of age
7. Women with a high risk result in prenatal screening test for aneuploidy.
8. Women who have had at least two or more miscarriages, or delivered a stillborn child that had physical signs of a genetic disorder.
9. Consanguineous couple.

Genetic counselling at best genetic counselling centers in Vijayawada begins with a meeting with a genetic counselor. The counselor, who has unique training in genetics and counselling, will:

1. Get information about clinical history, like illnesses that run in the family, miscarriages, stillborn babies, or unexplained deaths
2. See clinical records
3. Look at any testing that has been done, like ultrasounds or prenatal tests

1. recommend genetic tests
2. check out at the results of tests
3. explain how gene changes can lead to genetic illnesses
4. discuss how likely it is that a genetic illness will be passed to a child
5. discuss choices on what to do next
6. offer support and resources.