MY WEEK AS A GENETIC COUNSELOR | the good, the bad & the ugly

As always, I give you the unfiltered version of life as a prenatal genetic counselor. Often, we are giving bad news to families and this week just happened to be tougher than others :(
I take you along for my patient cases this week - discussing aneuploidy, mosaic embryo transfers, thalassemia, carrier testing and everything in between!
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Hi there! My name is Aman and I’m a chronic oversharer. I live in Toronto and upload a day/week in my life vlogs, midsize fashion, life as a genetic counselor/genetic counsellor and now wedding planning! Growing up I didn’t see a lot of people in the media that looked like me so I finally decided it’s time for me to be that someone! Just your typical brown girl trying to live her best life - subscribe if you want to follow along :)
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[@hibamg6693]

Please talk more about the session structure and what is expected from the students during rotations, what makes you think that a student is good as a supervisor.

[@amanovershares]

great idea!

[@marlenebonilla8646]

Daily check ins are great - i would say yes keep them up ☺️

[@amanovershares]

Good to know! Thanks for your feedback :)

[@gisselleromero4862]

hey love the video! when you applied did you get accepted on your first try I’m so scared of how low the acceptance rate into grad school :(

[@amanovershares]

I did get accepted my first try, but I know lots of great genetic counsellors that had to go through multiple rounds - it’s very competitive! If you’re sure this is the path for you, it will be worth it ☺️

[@elizabethr.9359]

This is random but I thought you may find it interesting, I recently tested positive for a mutation on FLCN and so I’m positive for Birt-Hogg Dubé Syndrome which is very rare. Not good news or anything but pretty interesting I think.

[@amanovershares]

thanks for sharing!

[@alwayshopeful7587]

Hi,i had amniocentesis done as my baby had unilateralMCDK. The result says. 46 XY baby .with multiple abnormalitiesin chromosomes 1,2,3 ,4 ,5 ,7 and 11.and that is all the report says .now I. Had been counseled in an extremely shitty way .basically them saying we dont know .we dont know we dont know . Just abort the baby. I choose not to abort and just delivered a month ago .the baby is normal just one kidney is displastic. my pregnancy was a killing journey for me and now knowing he has chromosome aberrations.not knowing the outcome .i feel like I will be worriedfor him for the rest of my life. can I ask you ,do all chromosomal aberrations detected on amniocentesis array pathogenic or serious .we dont have any serious diseasesin our family,just things like heart attacks and diabetes.plzzz guide me.

[@amanovershares]

That sounds very stressful, it’s good to hear your baby was born healthy and is doing well. Unfortunately without seeing your full medical chart and genetic test reports, I cannot give you any guidance. If you’re hoping to speak to a local genetic counselor, there may be consultation based services available in your area. If you need assistance connecting to a GC, please let me know.

[@miss_kolissa]

No, I watched the video also because I like transparency and we’re human so Sharing personable moments is welcomed as well because “life be lifing” for all of us lol. Keep up the good content.🫶🏾🥰

[@alisonm2257]

Do you find that the parents of the majority of these babies are cousins?

[@amanovershares]

That's definitely not true. Majority of the conditions I see are not passed down from parents (I am assuming you are referring to autosomal recessive conditions). Most couples in consanguineous relationships have healthy children :)

[@lalabest1aj]

What degree is required for a career like this? An MS?

[@amanovershares]

@@lalabest1aj yes! It’s a specialized MS degree