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When couples avoid genetic testing decisions together

My wife and I keep putting off scheduling the genetic counseling appointment we've been talking about for months because we can't agree on whether we actually want to know if we're carriers. Every conversation about it ends with one of us changing the subject.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The weight of potentially life-altering medical knowledge can paralyze decision-making, especially when partners aren't aligned on wanting to know.

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