Chromosome analysis is a diagnostic test that should be offered to which couple?
a. Never conceived
b. Has long-standing infertility
c. Has had repeated pregnancy losses
d. Has a normal child but has not conceived again
ANS: C
Repeated failures to carry a pregnancy to term may indicate genetic defects in the fetus that are incompatible with life. A couple who has never conceived would not be offered chromosome analysis. Long-standing infertility is not an indicator for chromosome analysis. Secondary infertility with an existing normal child would not be an indicator for chromosome analysis.
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