Since one of you has a positive result and the other one has not been tested for the same condition, your chance of having a child with the genetic condition is low. The remaining risk will vary according to the ethnicity of the partner who was not tested. If your partner is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, s/he is eligible to take the screening test and find out is s/he is a carrier or a Jewish genetic condition. If you are a carrier of Tay-Sachs disease and your partner if not of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, s/he is eligible to be tested as this condition is present in other populations. As one of you is a carrier, your children can also be carriers of the condition. This will have implications for them when they reach adulthood and wish to start a family themselves.
If you wish to get more information about your test results, please contact the Department of Medical Genetics at 514-412-4417.