Genetic evaluation and counseling of couples with recurrent miscarriage: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-181

  Laurino, Mercy Y ^a   Bennett, Robin L ^a,f   Saraiya, Devki S ^a   Baumeister, Lisa ^b   Doyle, Debra Lochner ^c   Leppig, Kathleen ^a   Pettersen, Barbara ^d   Resta, Robert ^e   Shields, Larry ^f   Uhrich, Stefanie ^a   Varga, Elizabeth A ^g   Raskind, Wendy H ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d National Society of Genetic Counselors   (United States)

^e SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; National Society of Genetic Counselors; Practice guidelines; Pregnancy loss; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN;

AWARENESS; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; MEDICAL GENETICS; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOPHILIA; TURNER SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COUPLES THERAPY; CULTURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; KARYOTYPING; THROMBOPHILIA; UTERUS;

EID: 21344459794     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-3241-5     Document Type: Review

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