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I have ankylosing spondylitis, and my wife and I want to have a baby. Should we consider genetic counseling?

April 26, 2017ankylosing baby counseling genetic spondylitis wife

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I have ankylosing spondylitis, and my wife and I want to have a baby. Should we consider genetic counseling?

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Genetic counseling can be useful. Some researchers believe that ankylosing spondylitis skips a generation, but this has not been confirmed. However, you may wish to discuss with a genetic counselor the chances of your children having ankylosing spondylitis later in life. Three in ten close relatives of people with the condition will develop it too.