Direct guidance
What to know or do
Ask when the test is offered, what carrier and affected results mean, whether the other biological parent should be tested and what choices follow. Screening estimates inherited chance; it does not diagnose the fetus by itself.
What changes the answer
- Whether this is screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment or birth planning
- Pregnancy week, previous results and what the result could change
- Benefits, limits, alternatives, follow-up and the time available to decide
Check with your care team
When to get individual help
Check the exact item or situation with a doctor, midwife, pharmacist or relevant clinician; the name of a broad category is not enough for a personal decision.