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sarasara

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Couples at high risk for conceiving children with serious genetic disorders:
 
  frequently want to hear the results of the testing, good or bad.
  frequently want to hear the results of the testing if bad.
  often prefer not to hear the bad news.
  only want to hear the bad news to start planning.

Question 2

Identify the couple that could benefit most from genetic counseling before pregnancy:
 
  The man is 39, the woman is 30; they have no children.
  The man and woman are both 27; they have had two spontaneous abortions.
  The man and the woman are both 30.
  The man and the woman are both 20; they are of different ethnic groups.



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Answer to Question 1

often prefer not to hear the bad news.

Answer to Question 2

The man and woman are both 27; they have had two spontaneous abortions.



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