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  • Medical Genetics
  • Reproductive Health
  • Genetic Counseling

Background:

  • Genetic counseling is crucial for advanced maternal age (AMA) clients.
  • Pre-test interviews aim to inform clients about genetic risks and testing options.
  • Standardized approaches to AMA genetic counseling interviews are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the content of pre-test genetic counseling sessions for AMA clients.
  • To identify topics frequently and infrequently addressed by genetic counselors.
  • To provide recommendations for enhancing genetic counseling practices.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was conducted with 30 non-MD genetic counselors across five cities.
  • Counselors reported the frequency of addressing 16 specific topics during pre-test interviews for AMA clients.
  • Data analysis focused on identifying common and uncommon discussion points.

Main Results:

  • Family history, procedural details, complication rates, and fetal risk levels were universally discussed.
  • Discussions on sex chromosome abnormalities with variable expression, post-abnormality choices, and abortion procedures were less frequent.
  • Client discomfort was cited as a reason for minimizing abortion-related discussions.

Conclusions:

  • Genetic counseling for AMA clients often omits detailed information on abortion procedures and choices.
  • Training programs should emphasize the relevance of abortion risks by trimester for informed decision-making.
  • Increased cross-cultural counseling training is recommended due to U.S. demographic shifts.