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"When you talk to a patient, it's not just about their own health, but their parents, their grandparents. Family history is so informative.
There are couples that have cancer in their mom, in their aunt, in their uncle. If we hear about it, we can do genetic testing - and if they're at risk of having a genetic disease that causes cancer, we can screen them, we can treat them, we can intervene, and we can help and inform them about what their options are for having a baby that maybe doesn't express that gene." -Dr. Alan Copperman
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RMA of New York's Dr. Copperman sat down with Dr. Monica Kraft of Mount Sinai at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the role of genetics in the fertility space.
"When you talk to a patient, it's not just about their own health, but their parents, their grandparents. Family history is so informative.
There are couples that have cancer in their mom, in their aunt, in their uncle. If we hear about it, we can do genetic testing - and if they're at risk of having a genetic disease that causes cancer, we can screen them, we can treat them, we can intervene, and we can help and inform them about what their options are for having a baby that maybe doesn't express that gene." -Dr. Alan Copperman
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RMA of New York's Dr. Copperman sat down with Dr. Monica Kraft of Mount Sinai at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss the role of genetics in the fertility space.
