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Bi-polar heredity
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Bi-polar heredity
by SPAC, Mar 18, 2008 01:57PM
I am trying to concieve and my husband has questions about how heredity affects the 2nd generation? Or family history for offspring would be as follows... Paternal Great-Grandfather w/ bipolar, Paternal Grandfather with Bipolar, Father (clinical depression that is managed- late onset mid 30's after post traumatic stress). Mother NOT Bipolar
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by Roger Gould, M.D., Mar 18, 2008 05:59PM
, Mar 18, 2008 05:59PMTo: spac
In my opinion, you have nothing to worry about, especially since the diagnosis of bipolar now has so many meanings, and the genetic research is not complete or specific at this point.
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