Service
Genetic Counseling
Meetings with a trained specialist to understand inherited health risks, decide about genetic testing and understand the results.
Also called: family history risk assessment, hereditary risk assessment
Who Can Help with Genetic Counseling?
- Genetic Counselors
A specialist who helps patients understand their risk of inherited conditions and what genetic test results mean.
- Medical Geneticists
A physician or scientist who diagnoses and manages inherited conditions and interprets genetic tests.
Related
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Autism
- Birth Defects
- Carrier Screening
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Developmental Delay
- Down Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Enzyme Replacement Therapy
- Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Genetic Testing
- Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk
- Growth Problems
- Hemochromatosis
- Hereditary Cancer Risk
General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about genetic counseling and what is right for you.