{"id":189,"date":"2021-10-20T05:54:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T05:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myresearchresults.org.au\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2022-04-06T11:27:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:27:43","slug":"visiting-specialists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myresearchresults.org.au\/taking-action\/visiting-specialists\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/myresearchresults.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/header-background-01.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_right&#8221; min_height=&#8221;182.7px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_breadcrumbs _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_breadcrumbs][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-1px||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_code module_id=&#8221;custom-print-link&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Last updated 20 February 2022<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->| <a class=\"print-page\"> Print This Page<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/myresearchresults.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bgcurves.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>What you can expect when you visit a genetic specialist<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you see a medical specialist or visit a specialist clinic, the doctors and genetic counsellors will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>explain their role in your medical care<\/li>\n<li>explain the genetic information that has been found<\/li>\n<li>discuss your family health history<\/li>\n<li>provide emotional support<\/li>\n<li>help you access other services if needed<\/li>\n<li>support you to make decisions<\/li>\n<li>if you choose, you can have genetic testing to confirm the genetic variant (or change) found by the research study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Genetic testing<\/h2>\n<p>Genetic testing is a blood test that looks for genetic changes related to disease. 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