If a couple decides to conceive a child,and they both have bi polar disorder,will the child inherit it also?
451160
yes the child will also get the disorder like parents.
45490
kytrailman gave some good advice.\nAny relationship is unique.  My wife was diagnosed as being bi-polar over 25 years ago.  We have been together for over 22 years.  Treatment is usually effective, but human support is also helpful.\nI do not know who told you that people with bi-polar condition  can not last in a relationship, but older studies of the condition (manic-depressives) usually listed this as one effect FOR UNTREATED patients.\nIf you love the person and the person is under treatment, then do not worry.  Just read something like the book mentioned above so you know what you are getting into.\nHey, and give kytrailman the points.
802960
The women and the man would have a heterozygous geneotype\n\nThe woman's genotype would consist of a gene for B blood and for O blood.\nThe man's genotypes would consist of a gene for A blood and B blood.  \n\nSince O is a ressisve gene, A and B would dominiant the blood type for their children who could have an A, B or AB blood type.  \n\nFollowing a basic 2 x 2 Punnett square, the statistics of a child getting a homozygous B blood type would be 1/4; a AB blood type would be 1/4; for getting a heterzygous A or B blood type with a ressive O gene would be 2/4 or 1/2.
399410
i have bi-polar and had odd. i am only 20 years old and completely in control. The best thing to do is to start medication even if it is for just a short time to help her get in control to where she can help herself. The medicine doctor will also suggest counsiling and since you daughter is under age you will be in the room with them and you can talk about things together.
555226
I've never heard of it, but it could happen. I mean, monocygote twins (identical twins) are exactly alike, their development is the same like any other baby, except for the company :) So I guess it could happen, I've never read a report case on it. The odds of an hermaphrodite are very very low combined with the chances of monocygote twins, the odds are almost impossible (just guessing).
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Like all the others that answered yes and gave reason! I agree with all of them!! I have the experience! My boyfriend is bipolar and suffers from depression anxiety, anger,and he also has a sleeping disorder! Me on the other hand haven't been diagnosed for any of that except that i have a mental illness called epilepsy! My son is 2yrs old! Were all healthy and happy!! It just takes support like everyone has said!!! Don't stereotype us!!!
156462
Not really. You would be able to predict a few things, but reproduction is basically a reshuffling of the genetic cards, in which all the traits mother and father inherited are part of the deck, including recessive traits that may have been carried for hundreds of years without expression. What any child looks like depenmds entirely on what your hand looks like after the mother's randomly chosen cards and the father's are combined when the egg is fertilized. There are so many possible combinations that though a few things may be more likely than others, it's still the luck of the draw.
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Can a man have, let's say, B+? Yes.\nCan a woman have, let's say, B+? Yes.\nCan they get married? Yes.\n\nExact same blood type will not be a problem. Only way for problem is if baby is + and mom is -. Only way for that to happen is if Dad is + and mom is -.
574674
My daughter who is now 28 has bipolar.  She was diagnosed in her late teens and was in denial for quite along time.\nShe fought it, tried self medicating, refused to take any pills.  She was a mess.  This is an illness that will stay with you as they have yet to find a cure.  The good news that with the right combination of medications a good support system you can learn to cope and indeed have a good life.  Bi-polar has nothing to do with you not being you- it is a chemistry disorder and that is not your fault.
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If it is inhereted then you need to go see a genetic counsseler. They will trace your family pedegree for the trait and find out if it is dominant or reccesive and the likelyhood of passing it on. But as a fair warning if it is somewhat rare and the effects show in you then it is probably reccesive so you have a 100% chance of passing it on. However if it is reccesive and your partener does not pass it on then it wont effect your kids :) ...\n\nsorry if you already know this, my point is you should se a genetic counseler. They will tell you everything you need to know.
692190
Only if a genetically recessive trait runs in the family and both the guy and his sister have the defective chromosome, only then does the baby risk having a birth defect or mental retardation - even then(ie, with the defective recessive chromosome in both), the chance would be 1 abnormal child out of 4. If the guy and the sister have no such defective chromosomes, then the question of an abnormal/retarded child does not arise.\n\nIf, however, a genetically dominant trait runs in the family and either the guy or his sister have the defective chromosome, then the risk increases to 1 in 2  and if both have it, then the risk is 3 out of 4.\n\nIn any case, whether the baby will be normal or abnormal cannot be determined until a karyotyping of both the guy and his sis is done. Having said that, the rate of such disorders is quite low and in all probability, the child will be normal.
643173
There are many disabilities that are not genetic. Some simply happen by chance, some because the egg was old, some are only possible if both the mother and father are carriers of the disability. If you are really concerned, you and your boyfriend can see a genetic counselor who will be able to tell you if a child produced by the two of you would be at risk.
902736
My husband also is bipolar. If he is not getting treatment; (which it sounds like even if he is, it is not effective); then do not pursue the relationship. Things will only get worse. With effective treatment (medication) and counseling you both can have a happy, stable relationship within which to raise your child. Placing God into that equation will really give you a head start.\nCheck out mayclinic.com for more info on bipolar symptoms and treatment. Good luck, and congratulations on you baby.
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it can happen -- can affect the development of the baby. well, your friend was lucky with this one. usually when a child is conceived incestuously, they are a little on the "slow" side when it comes to brain development. i've heard a lecture about this before, kinda forgot about it though. i think it's because if the mother and father shared the exact same DNA pattern -- it's TOO compatible -- and it has a negative effect. a little variety does not hurt -- that's why we always find mates outside the family. \n\nabout passing the genetics with his children -- ofcourse im guessing that the wife is not his biological sister, is she? if not, then i would think there is about a 75% chance that they would be conceived normally. and also, if there were not genetic problem found in him, then more likely it would not be passed on to his children. (hopefully) it's still possible though, but very little chance
556328
Yes.  Your child may be A+, O+, A-, or O-.  The + part of the blood type is dominant to -.  You and your husband would have to each have a + from one parent and a - from the other parent in order for your child to receive 2 - genes and have rh- blood.  Having a different bloodtype than your child can lead to serious complications, especially during the second pregnancy.  If during the birth of your first child, your body is exposed to your baby's blood (and the blood is a different type than your own), you may build up antibodies to your baby's blood.  If your next child has the same bloodtype as your first child, your body may actually attack the baby.  Be sure to talk to your doctor about bloodtype dangers.
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We once had a male Siamese cat that allowed kittens to nurse on him, and he nurtured them like his own, even though of course he could not produce milk.\n\n  So, I believe cats can be gay and inbreeding does produce behaviour similiar to bi-polar.
401029
Yes.  Speak to a family law attorney.