Post by Mrs. ChanandlerBong on Sept 10, 2013 18:53:51 GMT -5
They are testing for Tay Sachs and other related disorders. In your case, if you are a carrier then it's possible that your children could be carriers as well. That could be helpful information for them when they want to have children.
You're right that it's highly unlikely that your DH is a carrier.
What we did for CF testing is had me tested for carrier status. If that had come back positive, then we would have had DH tested. Otherwise, we were fine with the odds of DH being a carrier.
Post by VeryViolet on Sept 10, 2013 18:54:39 GMT -5
I am not sure what they want to do. We did the counsyl test when I found out I was pregnant. And I am a carrier of usher syndrome which is most common in Ashkenazi Jews. My DH who is 50% Ashkenazi is a carrier of nothing. It was covered by insurance for us and was just a vial of blood for both of us so we honestly didn't even think about it too much.
Post by karmasabiotch on Sept 10, 2013 18:56:11 GMT -5
Do you mean the Tay Sachs test? Yes, if you're Jewish totally expected to get that even if your H isn't. You just don't have to really worry about it if he isn't.
Post by dragonfly08 on Sept 10, 2013 18:56:59 GMT -5
I didn't do it, but not only is DH not Jewish, my mother isn't Jewish by birth/ancestry. So my odds of being a carrier were pretty low. My OB would have written the order, but agreed that it wasn't really necessary and I don't think my insurance covered it in full so we declined.
I did, even though it's my husband who is Jewish and not me. Besides I have some suspicions about how long the Lutheran side of my family has been Lutheran.
But I'm firmly established in the more info is better camp. And I have good insurance.
100% do it. There are no cons. My brother was born with a Jewish disease. My parents didn't know that they were both carriers since it was before genetic testing was available for the disease. Although the chance that your husband is a carrier is low, it's still a possibility. Taking a simple blood test is worth the peace of mind.
Do you mean the Tay Sachs test? Yes, if you're Jewish totally expected to get that even if your H isn't. You just don't have to really worry about it if he isn't.
Tay Sach is also a concern for people of Irish or French-Canadian descent.
I did, even though it's my husband who is Jewish and not me. Besides I have some suspicions about how long the Lutheran side of my family has been Lutheran.
But I'm firmly established in the more info is better camp. And I have good insurance.
Same camp here.
My mother's paternal grandmother did a Madeline Albright, she was born to a Jewish family in Strasbourg but converted to become an Episcopalian in the U.S. My father is genetically 99% Irish and my mother maternal family is from Quebec. I was tested.
Post by aprilsails on Sept 10, 2013 19:38:10 GMT -5
I went through the testing for CF last year since my GP found a loophope where I could get the testing done for free. Otherwise it would have been $600 OOP.
My cousin's kid has CF but we still don't know which side of the family it comes down on. Furthermore, he doesn't have one of the standard gene mutations so we had to send my blood samples away and it took 3 months. If I had a standard CF panel and I did have his mutation I would have been told that I do not carry CF. Fun fun!
I think it's better to know. I'm still possible years away from having kids but it's something to take into consideration.
We did it, and found out I'm a carrier for a rare genetic disorder. H had to get tested bc if he was a carrier, they would have done more testing. (He wasn't and all was fine). But I'm a fan of knowing what to expect so you can prepare. If there HAD been a higher chance of baby having thus disease, it would have been better to know what to expect. Just my opinion.
We did. I converted but H was born Jewish. H is a carrier for a genetic disorder so I was going to be tested for that and CF anyway. I figured they should just test me for the Jewish panel too and if I had been positive for any, we would have tested H.
Can't hurt. We did everything and we are both CF carriers. Knowledge is power here. You will feel more prepared. At least we did. I had an amnio and researched the crap out of cf.
I was tested for CF and found out I was a carrier, so we had to have DH tested. He wasn't but I'm glad I know that I am so I can have my kids tested at some point. I wish I had known I was a carrier before I got pregnant -- that was a very shitty few weeks while we waited to find out about DH.
This exact same thing happened to us. I was shocked that I'm a carrier and totally freaked until H's results came back. I wish they would just do both at the same time
Do you mean the Tay Sachs test? Yes, if you're Jewish totally expected to get that even if your H isn't. You just don't have to really worry about it if he isn't.
Tay Sach is also a concern for people of Irish or French-Canadian descent.
Interesting. I had always thought it was just a Jewish thing. I tember my Mom had me tested when I was a teenager, long before I had actually started ttc or dealing with IF.
Post by TemperanceBrennan on Sept 10, 2013 21:25:20 GMT -5
My H and I got tested to see if we are CF carriers. My H has a cousin who has CF, so my doctor mentioned that we may want to do the testing. We decided to because we felt knowing would mean we would be prepared if we needed to be.
It was pretty easy. We met with a genetics counselor and she went over our family history. Then she explained how the genetics of CF works. Someone took our blood. When the test results came back she told us what they were and what that would mean. I think it took about a week.(My H is a carrier, I am not for the panel that they did.)
The only thing that sucked about it was having to pay a bunch out of pocket.