Frézal J, Briard M L
J Genet Hum. 1976 Dec;24(4):291-5.
Genetic counselling is a medical action which must be carried out by a M.D. specialized in genetics. Genetic counselling is peculiar in that couples rather than individuals are involved. Furthermore it is not concerned with the health of the consultants but with that of their expected children. Genetic counselling is not restricted to the statistical estimation of a risk; it raises important problems of psychology and behaviour. Finally, eugenic considerations about the diffusion of deleterious genes should not be taken into account in genetic counselling, which is given in the interest of individuals, not of the society. The increasing demand for genetic counselling is due to the change of the reproductive pattern. People do not want only to fix the size of their family, but also to avoid any accident of procreation.
遗传咨询是一项必须由遗传学专业的医学博士进行的医疗行为。遗传咨询的独特之处在于涉及的是夫妇而非个人。此外，它关注的不是咨询者的健康，而是他们未来孩子的健康。遗传咨询并不局限于对风险的统计估计；它还引发了重要的心理和行为问题。最后，在遗传咨询中不应考虑关于有害基因传播的优生学因素，遗传咨询是为了个人利益而非社会利益。对遗传咨询需求的不断增加是由于生育模式的改变。人们不仅想确定家庭规模，还想避免任何生育意外。
