Hi all,

I’ve noticed that a lot of you here have undergone DNA testing, and I’m really interested in it, but have some questions...

A little background:  My husband and I have 4 children.  Gabrian, our youngest, was diagnosed with SWCAH at 15 days old. He wasn’t gaining weight, and our pediatrician suspected CAH and ordered some bloodwork (Thank God.)  His sodium and potassium levels were out of whack, and he was admitted to the hospital for 5 days.  During that time, he had bloodwork done to measure his 17OHP, and that was extremely high, thus the official diagnosis of SWCAH.  He has been taking Cortef, Florinef, and salt since then, and has been doing great.  He is 11 months old today, and so far is doing great growth wise (50th %tile for both height and weight)

My question....would DNA testing be a good idea to have done? What would it tell us that we already don’t know?  Should I have my other children done as well?  Also, what is the cost?  I have gone to the website that does the testing, but am unclear all what needs to be done.  Does insurance cover it?

 

Thanks,

Shannon