Dr. Flavia Haradja

Dr. Flavia Haradja, a primary geneticist and senior embryologist with over 16 years of experience in the field of infertility.

Dr. Haradja provides expert consultation in the field of medical genetics, including counseling in pre-implantation and preconception genetic diagnosis and screening, with areas of interest being infertility, preconception and prenatal genetic diagnosis.

Screening genetic preimplantațional (PGT)

Reprezintă o tehnică de testare genetică a embrionilor pre-implant. Embrionilor obținuți în urma unei proceduri de fertilizare in-vitro li se face…

FERTILIZAREA IN VITRO

Fertilizarea In Vitro presupune o tehnică avansată în care fertilizarea are loc în afara organismului mamei. În urma unei stimulări hormonale, adapatată…

Menopauza precoce – cauze genetice

Hipogonadismul primar la femei este definit ca insuficiență ovariană însoțită de concentrații serice ridicate de hormon foliculostimulator (FSH). Insuficiența ovariană prematură…

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Dr. Flavia Haradja - Primary Medical Genetics Physician
Senior ESHRE accredited embryologist 2017

What is genetic counselling?

Genetic counselling gives you information about how genetic conditions can affect you or your family. The geneticist will collect your personal and family health history.

He can use this information to determine how likely it is that you or a member of your family has a genetic condition. Based on this information, your geneticist can help you decide whether a genetic test might be right for you or your relatives.

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Dr. Flavia Haradja

Reasons for genetic counselling

Depending on your personal and family health history, your doctor may refer you for genetic counselling. There are different stages in your life when you may be referred for genetic counselling:

1). Pregnancy planification: Pre-pregnancy genetic counseling can address concerns about factors that could affect your baby during life or your ability to become pregnant, including:

  • Genetic conditions that run in your family or in your partner's family
  • History of infertility, multiple miscarriages or stillbirths
  • Previous pregnancy or child affected by a birth defect or genetic condition
  • Assisted reproductive technology (ART) options

2). During pregnancy: Genetic counseling while you are pregnant may address certain tests that may be performed during pregnancy, any detected problems or conditions that could affect your baby during childhood or life, including:

  • History of infertility, multiple miscarriages or stillbirths
  • Previous pregnancy or child affected by a birth defect or genetic condition
  • Abnormal test results, such as a blood test, ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis
  • Maternal infections, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), and other exposures, such as drugs, medications, chemicals and X-rays
  • Genetic screening which is recommended for all pregnant women, which includes cystic fibrosis, spleen and any conditions that run in your family or your partner's family.

3). Kids care: Genetic counseling can address genetic testing if your child shows signs and symptoms of a condition that may be genetic, including:

  • Abnormal newborn screening results
  • Birth defects
  • Intellectual or developmental disabilities
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
  • Vision or hearing problems

4). Managing your health: Adult genetic counselling includes specialist areas such as cardiovascular, psychiatric and cancer. Genetic counselling can be useful if you have symptoms of a condition or if you have a family history of a condition that makes you more likely to be affected by that condition, including:

  • Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC)
  • Lynch syndrome (hereditary colorectal cancer and other cancers)
  • Familial hypercholesterolemia
  • Muscular dystrophy and other muscle diseases
  • Hereditary movement disorders such as Huntington's disease
  • Hereditary blood disorders such as siklemia

Following your genetic consultation, you may decide to have genetic testing. Genetic counseling after testing can help you better understand your test results and treatment options, help you deal with emotional concerns, and refer you to other health care providers and support and advocacy groups.

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