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What You Must Know About Preconception and Prenatal Genetic Testing with Kira Dineen MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)


There are a number of genetic assessments on the market for these planning a household and people anticipating their baby. It may be quite complicated which assessments you need to get and why. Many households are additionally involved about how invasive the assessments are and the way correct the assessments are, and what they need to be doing with their outcomes. 

To dive into this dialog of prenatal and preconception genetic testing on Yoga| Beginning| Infants I’ve Kira Dineen MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)CM an authorized genetic counselor who has been specializing working with pregnant of us and serving to folks planning being pregnant to acquire household historical past and to discover genetic testing choices. She’s additionally the host and producer of the podcast DNA Right now. 

Kira helps demystify a number of the genetic assessments on the market and the best way to determine which assessments is perhaps greatest for you and your loved ones. She is extremely enjoyable. I had such a good time. Despite the fact that this could really feel like a really heavy subject, the best way that Kira explains it and her enthusiasm, will assist set you comfortable and supply you some readability round genetic testing throughout being pregnant and preconception. I do know you’re going to take pleasure in this episode. 

On this episode you’ll study: 

  • Find out about Kira and what led her to concentrate on genetic counseling.
  • What genetic testing is and what these assessments searching for.
  • How correct genetic assessments are.
  • The time in being pregnant most individuals get these assessments.
  • The fundamental genetic assessments most pregnant of us get.
  • How genetic testing adjustments as somebody will get older.
  • Who might need to think about getting an amniocentesis.
  • Causes somebody might choose out of getting genetic testing.
  • Potential dangers in getting genetic testing.
  • The least invasive assessments.
  • How genetic assessments have modified within the final 5 to 10 years.
  • The function of the genetic counselor and the way they assist expectant mother and father navigate assessments in addition to perceive the outcomes.
  • One tip/piece of recommendation Kira want to provide new or expectant mother and father.
  • The place you’ll find Kira’s work.

About Kira: 

Kira Dineen, MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)CM (she/her), has a decade of podcast expertise fueled by a ardour for science communication. She has hosted and produced 7 podcasts. Her major present, “DNA Right now“, is within the high 1% of podcasts globally. Listeners Uncover New Advances on the planet of genetics by way of Kira’s interviews about genetic know-how, issues, and information. The present gained the Finest 2020, 2021, and 2022 Science and Medication Podcast Awards. “DNA Right now” has produced over 200 episodes supported by 50 sponsors. As a licensed licensed genetic counselor, Kira Dineen meets with sufferers who’re pregnant or planning pregnancies to acquire household well being historical past and discover genetic testing choices. Kira can also be licensed as a Cytogenetic Technologist and has labored in laboratories performing karyotypes and FISH on constitutional and most cancers samples. 

Join with Kira: 

Instagram: @dnatodaypodcast

Web site: DNAtoday.com

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