Thinking
about starting a family?
Talk to your
doctor, a genetic
counselor, a lab listed
on this site or the Canavan Foundation when you
are planning a pregnancy.
You are excited at the thought of becoming pregnant
and having a baby. You care about doing
everything to ensure having a healthy baby.
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- It's important to learn more about
your genes. They contain information that will determine
much about your baby.
- 1 in 9 Jews of eastern European descent
is a carrier of one of the nine Jewish
genetic diseases. Some of them, like Tay-Sachs
and Canavan disease, are fatal but they CAN
BE PREVENTED!
- You could be a carrier of one of the
Jewish genetic diseases and not even know it?
- Carriers of the gene for Canavan disease
have NO symptoms and are not sick. If one parent is
a carrier and the other is not, their baby could also
be a carrier but cannot have the disease.
- If both parents are carriers there is
a 1 in 4 chance that their baby could be affected,
but it doesn't have to be.
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You've
taken tests your whole life.
This test will ensure that you will
have a healthy baby.
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| What you can do. |
- Have a simple
blood test! It will tell
you what you need to know.
- Talk to your doctor,
a genetic counselor, a lab
listed on this site or the Canavan Foundation
when you are planning a pregnancy.
- Follow this advice, even if this is
not your first pregnancy.
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BECOMING A PARENT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS YOU WILL
EVER TAKE.
YOU HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH THOUGHT TO OTHER
DECISIONS IN YOUR LIFE UP TO THIS POINT.
DON'T STOP NOW!
Call or write
the Canavan Foundation. We are there for you! |