Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 21 1-4 1992 06 15 53 68 H.Khavari- Khorasani 2015 10 03 115 couples with consanguineous marriage, who had experienced reported abortions or still births either in their close relatives (3 couples) or themselves (1 couple) were exposed to genetic counseling (at the Shahid Akbarabadi hospital) Cytogenetic studied were carried out using both conventional staining and G.T.G banding for all the cases studied. The investigation demonstrated various forms of balanced translocation as fully discussed in the presented paper. During genetic counseling, information5 were also given to each couple regarding the Probability of having healthy or affected offspring’s, and also concerning prenatal diagnosis of the futures during pregnancies. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1601 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/1601/1582