If you had an inheritable condition, would you still have children?

Depends on the syndrome. If it were CF, no. To clarify, I would be ok with passing on the trait, but not the disease. My husband has thalessemia, and I would still want his children. Again, it really depends which disease.

If it was something like Sickled Cell Anemia, a type of cancer, or some physical deformity/handicap, or something else serious, no. I wouldn’t want my children to suffer like I did. I’d adopt instead.

Yes.

A question I’ve puzzled over quite a bit. It has not been proven that ulcerative colitis is inheritable, but many people who have it have family members who have it, so evidence points that way. Not to mention that my ability to conceive is hindered by the surgery I had, the dangers of pregnancy are heightened, and I would have to have a C section. I should probably adopt if I ever want kids. I couldn’t live with the guilt if I passed severe UC onto a child.

I am not having children because of this reason. I have all kinds of terrible health problems in my family that I do not want to pass on to another human being.

It would depend on the condition, but I doubt I’ll ever have to make that decision again. I had some serious reservations about having my daughter because of some possible inherited factors from her father, but the chance that she would not inherit was there too. I wouldn’t trade my kids for anything.

I think I would consider adopting instead.

No.

It depends on the seriousness of the condition. I have a ton of minor things that definitely run in our family, but none of them are deal breakers, so I had kids. If I knew it was something that would kill them at an early age, or was incurable and miserable to live with, I probably wouldn’t have.

I support PID screening for severe genetic conditions. And then the answer is yes.

Tay-Sachs, no. Albinism, sure. It depends entirely on what the condition was, and how likely (Mendelian Genetics taken into account here,) the child would be to manifest.

I would not.

Yep. My son has Asperger’s Syndrome, as does my husband.

Yes. My husband’s family are carriers of Metachromatic Leukidystrophy and specifically my husband is a carrier.

I was tested when I was pregnant and I tested as having a pseudo-allele but not a diseased gene.

My husband’s uncle had three children die from this disorder. We knew that it could be a possibility but we took a chance.

My oldest son is a carrier of the diseased gene so he’ll need to make his potential partners aware so they can be tested.