Family History Map
Type what runs in your family the way you'd tell a friend. I'll lay it out the way a clinician would read it, and flag the one or two things worth asking about.
It sounds like you might be describing something happening to you right now. This tool is for mapping family history — if you've got a symptom that's worrying you, that's worth a call to your GP, or 000 if it's urgent.
Emergency — call 000
Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7)
Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26 (24/7)
If you're thinking about harming yourself, please reach out right now — people are ready to talk, any time of day.
Lifeline 13 11 14 · text 0477 13 11 14 (24/7)
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Emergency — if you have a plan or you're in danger, call 000
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What your GP would notice
Your family, the way a clinician reads it
| Relative | Condition(s) | Age at diagnosis |
|---|
▲ young — younger than usual for that condition. ■ cluster — appears more than once on this side. These are the entries a GP would look more closely at. "Younger than usual" age bands follow RACGP — Genomics in general practice and the Centre for Genetics Education NSW — a guide for conversation, not a risk score.
The honest part
A family history is a flag, not a forecast. Most people with a family history of a condition never get it — and plenty of people with no family history do. This map doesn't tell you your risk. It tells you what's worth a proper conversation with your GP, who can weigh it with everything else.
And it's only as good as what you know. Gaps are normal — half-siblings, adoption, relatives you lost touch with, "they never talked about it". An honest blank ("not sure") is useful information too. Don't guess ages — write "not sure" and ask your family.