TABLE 2.

Important Components of a Family History (For Each Relative)^*

Relationship of relative (e.g., full or half siblings, adopted)

Sex of relative

Age or year of birth

Ancestral background/ethnicity

Consanguinity (blood relationship between parents)

Medical conditions and age at diagnosis

Pregnancies and any complications (e.g., infertility, miscarriages, stillbirths, ectopic pregnancies, pregnancy terminations, preterm birth, preeclampsia)

*Courtesy of National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics.