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Who Should Consider Testing for Thrombophilia?

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Who Should Consider Testing for Thrombophilia?

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Everyone has different reasons for considering genetic testing for thombophilia (blood clotting disorders). They may be medical, lifestyle oriented, or family related. A family history of blood clots in the veins • As many as 63% of families with blood clots in more than one family member have an inherited thrombophilia. A known inherited thrombophilia mutation in your family • If your parent, sibling, or child has an inherited thrombophilia, you have a 50% (1 in 2) chance of having the same genetic risk. • If your uncle, aunt, grandparent, niece, or nephew has an inherited thrombophilia, you have a 25% (1 in 4) chance of having the same genetic risk. • The more distant the family member is, the more your risk decreases. Pregnancy complications (such as multiple miscarriages, preeclampsia, placental abruption, stillbirth, or intrauterine growth retardation) • Women who have an inherited thrombophilia are at increased risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, and these pregnancy-related complic

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