Reproductive choices for families
This process, typically involving either Chorionic Villus Sampling or Amniocentesis, takes and analyses placental tissue or amniotic fluid.
Prenatal testing.
This process, where trained health professionals provide individuals or families with information and support about a genetic condition.
Genetic Counselling
This chronic, inherited genetic conditionm causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus.
CF patients have a constant need to incorporate _______ into each day to keep the lungs active.
Exercise
About 1 in 25 Australians are a healthy carrier, with no symptoms but able to pass on this gene
CFTR
While IVF with embryo screening involves creating embryos in a lab and testing them to ensure only healthy embryos are transferred to the uterus using ____ or _____ means conceiving with reproductive cells from another person to avoid passing on a genetic condition entirely.
donor eggs or sperm
Families face uncertainty about: Disease progression, Life _____, _____ pregnancies.
Expectancy and future
Defined as the proportion of the population with a condition at a specific point in time, this term increases when new disease cases are identified.
Prevalence
Some CF patients consume over 60 of these per day, including antibiotics and enzymes that aid in food metabolism.
Pills/tablets
This Australian state has the largest CF population, with 29% of the Australian CF community residing here.
New South Wales
The NIH defines this as "newly identified cases of a disease or condition per population at risk over a specified timeframe."
Incidence