Our gynecology center can organize for you a scanning of genetically transmitted dispositions and diseases. Blood test is done at our center and is handed over to a licensed genetic laboratory.
Women with an increased risk of these genetically transmitted diseases have this scanning paid by insurance companies – others have a possibility of this test for a fee.
Which diseases does it involved and which women and girls should have this scanning?
Thrombophilia states (genetically transmitted abnormality of blood coagulation)
- those with such genetically transmitted disease have more frequently so called TEN = thromboembolic disease – vein thrombosis with a subsequent embolia (i.e. lodging of a blood clot causing a blockage in a blood vessel). Those processes lead to myocardial infarctions or ischemic strokes.
- thrombophilic state can be one of the reason of pregnancy complications. It may result in difficulties to fall pregnant, recurrent miscarriages, earlier separation of the placental lining, preeclampsia (high blood pressure combined with kidney dysfunction and fluid accumulation) and a delayed intrauterine growth.
- Usage of hormonal contraception in general increases a development of thrombosis – mainly in combination with other risk factors. However, if a woman with an increased pre-disposition for thrombosis is using a hormonal contraception such risk is then substantially increased.
Genetically transmitted type of breast and ovaries cancer (BRCA 1,2)
Women with this genetic pre-disposition have a substantially higher risk of breast and ovaries cancer than other women. This type of genetically conditioned tumor can be usually found in a younger age and is frequently repeated among blood relatives (grandmother, mother, daughter, sister).