genetic screening service?

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I have a hereditary genetic blood disorder and my wife and I were screened when we were planning to have a family.

This was done on the NHS and involved a consultation with a dermatologist and geneticist as well as the test for my specific condition. The consultation only covered the specific issue we were interested in and as such did not look at any other genetic markers.

Fortunately my condition was not heritable due to my wife's genetics, but we would have been offered sperm washing etc if it would have been so.

It was a very productive meeting as my condition is rare, so speaking with doctors who were specialised was very beneficial. If you have a specific issue such as mine I'd recommend speaking to your GP and going from there.
 
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