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<div id="topic-summary" class="syndicate"><p>Genetic counseling provides information and support to people who have, or may be at risk for, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/geneticdisorders.html">genetic disorders</a>. A genetic counselor meets with you to discuss genetic risks. The counseling may be for yourself or a family member. Or you may get it when you are planning or expecting a baby. You may follow up with <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/genetictesting.html">genetic testing</a>. </p>
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<p>There are many reasons to seek genetic counseling. You may consider it if you :</p><ul>
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<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/genomics-and-health/counseling-testing/genetic-counseling.html" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="96943" >Genetic Counseling</a>
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<a href="https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/planning-baby/genetic-counseling" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="51631" >Genetic Counseling</a>
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<a href="https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/genetic-counseling.html" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="40831" >Genetic Counseling (For Parents)</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK115508/" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="78135" >Making Sense of Your Genes: A Guide to Genetic Counseling</a>
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<span class="orgs"> (Genetic Alliance)</span>
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<a href="https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects/understand-your-risk-for-congenital-heart-defects/genetic-counseling-for-congenital-heart-defects" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="30010" >Genetic Counseling for Congenital Heart Defects</a>
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<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/breast-ovarian-cancer-hereditary/genetic-counsling/" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="93761" >Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer</a>
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<a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/genetics/genetic-testing-for-cancer-risk/understanding-genetic-testing-for-cancer.html" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="160590" >Understanding Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk</a>
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<span class="also-lang"> Also in <a target="TheNewWin2" href="https://www.cancer.org/es/cancer/prevencion-del-riesgo/genetica/pruebas-geneticas-para-evaluar-el-riesgo-de-cancer/comprension-de-las-pruebas-geneticas-para-el-cancer.html" data-sid="160591">Spanish</a> </span>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39819819" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="8118" >Article: Evaluating and Enhancing Japanese Large Language Models for Genetic Counseling Support:...</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39812114" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="8118" >Article: 'Why Don't We Get Counselling?': Comparing NICE Guidelines for Morphological and...</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39766813" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="8118" >Article: Clinical and Cytogenetic Impact of Maternal Balanced Double Translocation: A Familial...</a>
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<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Genetic+Counseling%22%5Bmajr%3Anoexp%5D+AND+humans%5Bmh%5D+AND+english%5Bla%5D+AND+%22last+1+Year%22+%5Bedat%5D+NOT+%28letter%5Bpt%5D+OR+case+reports%5Bpt%5D+OR+editorial%5Bpt%5D+OR+comment%5Bpt%5D%29+AND+free+full+text%5Bsb%5D+" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="8118" >Genetic Counseling -- see more articles</a>
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<a href="https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="77753" data-org="NHGRI">Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms</a>
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<a href="https://findageneticcounselor.nsgc.org" target="TheNewWin" data-sid="30491" >Find a Genetic Counselor</a>
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