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Genetic conditions

Flipflop453Flipflop453 Junior Member Junior Member
Hi, This is my first time going through this and I need a little advice. I have a donor (#6019) I'd like to use but I'm a little nervous about his genetic results as it said that he was a carrier of a few conditions. Now I don't know what to do. My clinic tells me that I should go in a get tested, however it costs $300 for the test and I would get it back in 2 weeks. They also told me that if I don't have it, I could use him no problem but if I'm also a carrier (knock on wood) then they would advise me in finding another donor. And if i remember correctly, my child would have a 1 in 4 chance of also carrying the conditions.

Donor #6019 has the following conditions:

1. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21 Hydroxylase Deficiency - Non-classic variant
(CYP21A2)
2. Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1A (G6PC)
3. Non-Syndromic Hearing Loss (GJB2)


I think I might just have to suck it up and get tested, it might take some stress off my decision of what to do. I just hate that it costs so much. And I know in the end of it all it won't matter how much it cost when your holding your child for the first time.

What would you guys do?

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