Preconception and Prenatal Genetic Testing Explained by a Genetic Counselor

Katie Lee is a certified genetic counselor with 7+ years of practice in reproductive medicine. She has worked for one of the most well-known IVF clinics in the United States and a laboratory that offers fertility-related genetic testing. She is currently employed by one of the largest sperm banks in the US. Katie started this YouTube channel to support people going through fertility treatment and miscarriages. On this channel Katie discusses topics in fertility/preconception genetic counseling and her own personal experience with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.

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Today Katie discussed nine different types of preconception and prenatal genetic tests. If you are planning to conceive anytime soon or you are currently pregnant you should know about each of these genetic tests. If you are interested in prenatal or preconception genetic counseling this is a great video to learn a bit more about the different test options available in 2021. During this video I will provide an overview of carrier screening, different types of PGT (preimplantation genetic testing), NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing), CVS and amniocentesis.

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0:00 Intro
1:14 Carrier Screening (Preconception)
3:49 Hereditary Diseases in your Family (Preconception)
5:24 Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT, Preconception)
6:39 PGT-A (Aneuploidy)
7:22 PGT-M (Monogenic Diseases)
8:17 PGT-SR (Structural Rearrangements)
9:09 PGT-P (Polygenic Diseases)
10:21 Prenatal Testing
10:29 Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
11:30 Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
12:17 Amniocentesis

If you're interested in carrier screening check out these labs:
https://myriadwomenshealth.com/patien...
https://sema4.com/products/expandedca...

If you're interested in PGT, consider these labs:
https://www.igenomix.com/our-services...
https://www.natera.com/womens-health/...

If you're interested in NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing), check out my video where I share my NIPT results:    • Panorama Non-Invasive Prenatal Testin...  

Katie Lee is a certified genetic counselor with over five years of practice in reproductive medicine. She has worked for one of the most well-known IVF clinics in the United States and also for a genetic testing laboratory that offers fertility related genetic testing. She is currently employed by one of the largest sperm banks in the US and started this YouTube channel to support people going through fertility treatment and miscarriages. On this channel Katie discusses topics in fertility/preconception genetic counseling and her own personal experience with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only. This video is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please contact your doctor or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding medical advice, your condition or treatment.