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My husband is 42 years old. He was born in PA, where adoption records are sealed. His adoption was handled by a lawyer named Iola Dolan. She has since been identified as a "black market" attorney. Therfore, we have no idea if the information provided on his original birth certificate is true or false.
In any case, we have both a biological and adopted child. Our son was conceived via IVF. Part of our fertility clinic's protocol is to have genetic testing done before starting a cycle.
My husband was found to carry the Tay Saks disease.
(Tay Saks is most commonly found in the Ashkanazie Jewish population). Fortunately, I was negative.
This was an extremely important discovery! First of all, it confirmed that my husband's birthparents (or at least his bmom) is Jewish! Also, if I was found to carry the same disease, we wouldn't have moved forward with a biological child.
In addition, one of my couisins (who is adopted) had a baby who died from Muscular Dystrophy. This is also a genetic disease.
I would highly recommend genetic testing for you and your hubby! At least it will give you answers and or peace of mind.
Good luck!
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