{"id":23752,"date":"2025-03-11T05:06:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T06:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23752"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:24:10","slug":"i-couldnt-cope-if-i-passed-condition-to-my-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23752","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I couldn&#8217;t cope if I passed condition to my kids&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-b42e7a8f-0 haItSe\">\n<div class=\"sc-b42e7a8f-1 cjDa-dM\">11 hours ago<\/p>\n<p><!--$!--><button disabled type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-2 sc-48d6da7e-5 sc-48d6da7e-6 oYtVL dRvUPz dXDmtS\"><span data-testid=\"button-icon-wrapper\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-0 dMpdqo\"><\/span><span data-testid=\"button-text\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-1 eihkAj\">Share<\/span><\/button><button disabled type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Save\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-2 sc-48d6da7e-5 sc-48d6da7e-6 iQJDhl cCYQUA kItbpD\"><span data-testid=\"button-icon-wrapper\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-0 dMpdqo\"><\/span><span data-testid=\"button-text\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-1 eihkAj\">Save<\/span><\/button><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-b42e7a8f-12 fcCDwR\">\n<div class=\"sc-b42e7a8f-5 evAEAB\">\n<div><span class=\"sc-b42e7a8f-7 kItaYD\">Anna Varle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>BBC South West health correspondent<!-- --><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--$!--><button disabled type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-2 sc-48d6da7e-5 sc-48d6da7e-6 oYtVL dRvUPz dXDmtS\"><span data-testid=\"button-icon-wrapper\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-0 dMpdqo\"><\/span><span data-testid=\"button-text\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-1 eihkAj\">Share<\/span><\/button><button disabled type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Save\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-2 sc-48d6da7e-5 sc-48d6da7e-6 iQJDhl cCYQUA kItbpD\"><span data-testid=\"button-icon-wrapper\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-0 dMpdqo\"><\/span><span data-testid=\"button-text\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"sc-48d6da7e-1 eihkAj\">Save<\/span><\/button><!--\/$--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0d817ba0-f9d3-11ef-8be4-3bf54461d42e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC A woman with a red face and curly brown hair is holding a baby who is dressed in a pink jumper\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\" \/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">A woman born with an extremely rare genetic skin condition has had two healthy children using a cutting-edge genetic testing service.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Georgina Burrough, of Axminster, Devon, has Ichthyosis with confetti, a condition reported in less than 50 people worldwide.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">It is characterised by severely dry, red, scaly, and inflamed skin that is highly susceptible to infection and skin cancer.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Ms Burrough said: &#8220;We didn&#8217;t think having a child was possible without passing on my condition &#8211; not a day goes by where I don&#8217;t have to pinch myself that these two bundles of joy have been brought into our lives.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/87906e60-f9d3-11ef-8be4-3bf54461d42e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Georgina Burrough A woman in a hospital bed holding a new born baby with her daughter and husband nearby\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\" \/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">Georgina Burrough<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Elsie, five, and Annie, seven months, were born using pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT).<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">PGT is a type of IVF treatment that involves testing embryos for the condition, allowing couples affected by serious inherited conditions to have an unaffected baby.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">The Exeter-based PGT service is the only NHS PGT service in the South West and is run in partnership with Guy&#8217;s and St Thomas&#8217; Hospital in London, the UK&#8217;s largest PGT provider.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c0c90570-f9d3-11ef-8be4-3bf54461d42e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A nitrogen tank is open showing frozen embryos inside\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Dr Emma Kivuva, consultant clinical geneticist and genetics lead for the service at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: &#8220;A small number of cells are removed from the edge of each of the developing embryos and we test these cells using a test we have designed for the family&#8217;s specific genetic condition.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;We would then only transfer an unaffected embryo into the womb.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d2c68b40-fcfc-11ef-a676-a188353486ae.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Aga Kowalska Photography A family portrait showing a mum dressed in an oatmeal cardigan and white shirt with a baby in a white baby grow, a girl in a white top and a man in a white shirt\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\" \/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 hesJxn\">Aga Kowalska Photography<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Ms Burrough&#8217;s condition had a 50% risk of being passed down to any children, and some babies are so profoundly affected that they do not survive.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;I have to undergo a lot of treatment every day, which takes three to five hours and involves bath emollients, creaming and exfoliating,&#8221; she said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t regulate my body temperature.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be able to cope with knowing I had passed on the condition.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Annie is the 50th baby born to this service in Exeter.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">She said she hoped telling her story would open the doors for other people in similar situations and people would feel able to give it a go.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/bbf31df0-f9d4-11ef-adf5-bddd64abc471.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman with brown short hair and glasses in a clinical setting.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Dr Emma Kivuva, consultant clinical geneticist and genetics lead for the service at the trust, said: &#8220;We are extremely proud to have marked the milestone of the 50th baby born thanks to the PGT service. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;By offering this service, we can help families who might otherwise face difficult decisions about having children due to their genetic risk. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">&#8220;Providing a service in the South West makes treatment more accessible to people living in this region.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">Dr Sonal Paradkar, PGT co-ordinator for the clinic said, said service could cater for several thousand rare genetic conditions.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fezwLZ\">These include Huntington&#8217;s disease, cystic fibrosis and some rare inherited cancer conditions.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl\">\n<div class=\"sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-0 ctbOlq eluqFz\"><span data-testid=\"links-title\" class=\"sc-46222299-2 gdGcRT\">More on this story<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl\">\n<div class=\"sc-93223220-0 sc-46222299-0 ctbOlq hmFIuq\"><span data-testid=\"links-title\" class=\"sc-46222299-2 gdGcRT\">Related internet links<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 hours ago<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23752"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23760,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23752\/revisions\/23760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}