Dr. Randy Hines II is back "on call" with double-boarded Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Medical Geneticist, Dr. Dallas Reed. Dr. Reed dives deep into what genetic testing is and how these studies can help uncover undesirable medical diseases and conditions. Not only does she highlight the ins and outs of genetic testing, but she also takes it a step further in understanding how genetic testing can contribute to a clean bill of health as it relates to cancer, pregnancy, postpartum, and other medical conditions.  She takes these complicated topics and explains them in a digestible way we can all understand. This episode is dripping in Black Girl Magic and is sure to inspire you to start looking into your own genetic testing. 

4:04 - Interest in genetics

6:32 - What is genetics?

12:58 - Prenatal testing practice

20:52 - Treatment options & therapies 

23:50 - Genetic testing during pregnancy

29:58 - Women’s rights effects

33:12 - Post pregnancy testing

36:30 - Words of advice

37:52 - Insurance coverage and costs

40:34 - Explaining cancer

49:52 - Cancer prevention 

58:20 - Randy’s Random Questions

Tweetable Quotes:

“I'm doing exactly what I wish my family had.” - Dr. Dallas Reed

“Genetics is intimidating." - Dr. Dallas Reed

"Genetics is everywhere in everything." - Dr. Dallas Reed

"Being a geneticist is like being a detective." - Dr. Dallas Reed

"It's about staying as healthy as possible." - Dr. Dallas Reed

About Dr. Dallas Reed

Dallas Reed, M.D., FACMG, FACOG is a double-boarded obstetrician/gynecologist and medical geneticist and works as an associate professor of OB/GYN and Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. Beyond being a professor, she’s the division chief of genetics; director of perinatal genetics; and attending physician in OB/GYN at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Reed has a passion for equity and inclusion, telemedicine, genetics education, and providing sensitive and culturally competent care to women and families during pregnancy and when confronted with uncertainty around a genetic diagnosis. Dr. Reed has extensive experience in educating medical students, genetic counseling students, residents, fellows, physicians, and other medical professionals in various prenatal, cancer, and clinical genetics topics. She conducts research around genomic sequencing in stillbirth and seriously ill newborns with possible genetic disorders.

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