about. If already pregnant it is important to contact a genetics service as early as possible in the pregnancy , to allow time for discussion, decision making and arrrangements for the test if the couple decides to proceed with this. I hope this information is of some help. Fiona My father has the gene for the disease. His mother has just died from the disease at age 86 following 25 years since diagnosis. I have terrible rages at my family on occassion but only my family? - Debbie (38) Hi Debbie, Thanks for your question. You seem to be asking if your rages might be anything to do with HD? This is a difficult question to sort out. The rages indicate a problem with mood control, which can be part of HD, but there can be other causes. It is not unusual for most people to take out their anger, irritation etc on their family rather than on other people. This is because it is safer to do this with the family, as the family will usually not reject us. I think it would be a good idea to see a GP regarding this problem, who could assess whether some medication might help, and/or a referral to a psychologist under a Mental Health Care plan (this is subsidised by Medicare for 6 -- 12 sessions). You might think should I have the genetic test to see if this is HD, but the genetic test will not answer this question. Even