Pregnancy Planning

This is a representative list and there are other disorders that are not included. Please share any information or questions you may have.

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Down Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities
• Canavan Disease
• Gaucher Disease
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Maple Syrup Urine Disease
• Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency
• Fanconi Anemia
• Thalassemia
• Glycogen Storage Disease
• Smith-Lemli-Opitz Disorder
• Familial Mediterranean Fever
• Wilson Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Down Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities
• Canavan Disease
• Gaucher Disease
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Maple Syrup Urine Disease
• Phenylalanine Hydroxylase Deficiency
• Fanconi Anemia
• Thalassemia
• Glycogen Storage Disease
• Smith-Lemli-Opitz Disorder
• Familial Mediterranean Fever
• Wilson Disease

There are other factors which may increase the chances of carrying a genetic disorder as well.

• History of Birth Defects (You, the baby's father, or other close relatives)
• Eastern European Jewish (Ashkenazi) Ancestry
• African or African American Ancestry
• Mediterranean or Southeast Asian Ancestry
• French Canadian or Cajun Ancestry