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Pedigree analysis is an assessment made by a medical professional about genetic risk in a family.Pedigrees are most often constructed by medical geneticists or genetic counselors. People are referred to genetic professionals because of concern abo...
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To find out what your family risks are, ask people on both sides of your family. Start with your parents, siblings and children.
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What was your grandmother's maiden name? Where did your ancestors come from? Is your family known for a strong work ethic, a bold spirit or something else? Are there illnesses or diseases that tend to run in your family? If you know the answers, write them down! It's a priceless part of your family legacy, and nobody can tell the story better than you.
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If your father or mother has heart disease, that doesn't mean you will automatically develop it, too. It's true that you are more likely to get it than someone who does not have a family history of heart disease, but you can take steps to try to prevent it.
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Although inheriting certain genes might boost your chances of contracting a disease, it's rarely a sure thing. Often, your lifestyle and environment can join with disease-prone genes to make a potential disease a reality.
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Pedigree charts are a visual tool for documenting biological relationships in families and the presence of disorders. Using these charts, a medical professional such as a geneticist or genetic counselor, can analyze the genetic risk in a family fo...
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Oligohydramnios sequence occurs as a result of having very little or no fluid(called amniotic fluid) surrounding a developing fetus during a pregnancy."Oligohydramnios" means that there is less amniotic fluid present around the fetus than normal.
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Detailed information on amniotic fluid problems during pregnancy, including hydramnios, and oligohydramnios
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Breech birth is the delivery of a fetus(unborn baby) in a bottom- or foot-first position. Between 3 to 4 percent of fetuses start labor in the breech position, which is a potentially dangerous situation.Throughout most of pregnancy the developing ...
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Women''s health differs from men''s health, and not just with respect to reproduction. To understand and examine these differences appropriately, the variables of sex and gender are each relevant.In general, sex refers to biological, anatomical, phy...
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