title: The check-up of reproductive health and genetic counseling.
abstract: The Hungarian Family Planning Program was a feasibility study on combining methods of periconceptional care. The first step was the check-up of reproductive health, including family history of the couples, case history of females, pre-pregnancy examination (vaginal and cervical smears), and the measurement of basal body temperature, sperm examination, psycho-sexual exploration and exclusion of some risk factors. This preconception screening program was carried out by graduate trainee nurses to identify those participants secondary health services. The data of 4,240 couples attending in the Budapest Center indicated a useful relationship between the check-up of reproductive health and genetic counseling clinics, by selecting couples requiring genetic counseling and preventing other couples making unnecessary visits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics and Teratology, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, National Institute of Hygiene, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Czeizel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dudás
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fritz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D011291:Premarital Examinations; D012307:Risk Factors; D014626:Vaginal Smears