{"id":1721,"date":"2021-08-26T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/what-are-my-options\/genetic-screening-and-testing\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:19:02","slug":"genetic-screening-and-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/family-building-options\/genetic-screening-and-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetic Screening and Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Genetic screening and testing is often recommended for couples who have had multiple failed <a href=\"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/family-building-options\/in-vitro-fertilization\/\">IVF transfers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/infertility-101\/underlying-causes\/recurrent-pregnancy-loss\/\">recurrent pregnancy loss<\/a> and a known family history of genetic risks. It also enables couples who intend to use <a href=\"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/family-building-options\/donor-options\/\">donated eggs<\/a>, to make informed decisions about potential genetic risks prior to donor selection and pregnancy. Donor agencies can provide genetic counseling services so that the IVF doctor and the intended parents fully understand the implications of the genetic information they have.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/family-building-options\/genetic-screening-and-testing\/questions-to-ask-about-genetic-screening-and-testing\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<h4>Questions to Ask About Genetic Screening and Testing<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We reached out to our professional community that specializes in genetic screening and testing to answer some of the most frequently asked questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/family-building-options\/genetic-screening-and-testing\/what-genetic-testing-is-available-during-my-fertility-care\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<h4>What Genetic Testing is Available During My Fertility Care?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are considering genetic testing and screening, knowing what your options are and what tests are available can reduce the overwhelm and help you make the best decision for how you should build your family.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/resolve.org\/learn\/family-building-options\/genetic-screening-and-testing\/what-is-genetic-counseling\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<h4>What is Genetic Counseling?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are planning to get pregnant or have been trying to conceive without success, it may be a good time to consider talking to a genetic counselor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genetic screening and testing is often recommended for couples who have had multiple failed IVF transfers, recurrent pregnancy loss and a known family history of genetic risks. It also enables&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":13159,"parent":1692,"menu_order":46,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1721","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1721"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49605,"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1721\/revisions\/49605"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resolve.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}