Is it easy to find a partner and/or maintain relationship when you have Lynch Syndrome?

People with experience in Lynch Syndrome give their opinion on whether it is easy or not to have a partner or to maintain a realationship when you are diagnosed of Lynch Syndrome. What are the possible difficulties in having a relationship?

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In my case it was not an issue. In others it could be an issue as the person with Lynch will require more medical testing, so medical insurance could be an issue. Also, any children the Lynch partner has will have a 50/50 chance of inheriting the mutated gene.

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Last year, my father was diagnosed with rectal cancer. He went through chemo and radiation, and then surgery to remove the tumor. The pathology revealed he should have genetic testing performed, which showed he was positive for Lynch Syndrome wit...

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8/16/17, 5:22 PM by Kellie

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Hi I still remember that fateful day my 3rd daughter has gone for a test for my the GP though was Irritable bowel syndrome and she was given the news it was Bowel cancer and she was 29 with a 4yrs old and a 1yr old. Her older sister came round and to...

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9/18/17, 11:53 PM by Lin

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I found out in 2014 that I had lynch syndrome by chance. I was found to have womb cancer but thankfully it was early stages and a full hysterectomy removed all the cancer. After speaking to the doctor about it all afterwards i mentioned that my sis...

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2/19/18, 12:16 PM by UkEllie

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Our journey begin with my mother being diagnosed with ovarian cancer when I was 20 about 22 yrs ago now. She had a tumor the size of a softball when it was finally found. She survived the ovarian cancer and started having cancerous colon polyps in ...

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Is it easy to find a partner and/or maintain relationship when you have Lynch Syndrome?

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