FertilityTies posts tagged with calcium

Hysterectomy and Osteoporosis

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:46:07 -0500

Does a Histerectomy increase the risk of getting Osteoporosis?

What can be done to prevent this?

What specific ingredient should one look in a multivitamin ?

Any advise would be wonderful.

Thank you

HopeN

Procardia for Contractions?

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:41:08 -0500

Hi docs, i was wondering if any of you could shed light on this drug- a calcium channel blocker for having contractions. i am worried this will hurt the baby. is this a worse drug to take than turbutaline? thank you.

oliver12

new pregnancy and calcium

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:38:14 -0500

Drs,

Is it true that back to back pregnancy can deplete the mom of all nutrition and make the bones week ? WOuld my calcium levels have become normal right now 11 W after delivery? and a new pregnancy cause any malnutrition for the new baby?

Thank you.

HopeN

Dr Q question about whilte spot on u/S on babies heart?

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:14:24 -0500

Could a recent intake of milk cause this..and does this sound right what this doc has told me?

The babies look great but for baby A they have found a little white spot on U/S on her heart. The Maternal Fetal Specialist says that this signifies that there is calcium that is being deposited in her heart.(notice i said her) Now this is no need for alarm. He said that my blood work came back excellent when I did the NT testing. He said the possibility for me having a baby with a defect it way lower than other 27 year olds. He says that women my age have a 1 in 800 chance of having a baby with defect. He combined with the U/s and the initial blood work I have the risk of 1 in 4000. He also told me to remember that this is a screening test not a diagnostic test and that i could do an amnio but it the risk would not out weigh the possibility of having a baby with a defect. He also said that my chances 1 in 4000 are like if i were 10 year old having a baby..so he said they are super low..he also said that he sees no other signs of any defects such as thick neck folds, fluid in the ventricle of the brain or fluid on the spine. He said that 99.9 % of these cases that they see turn out to be nothing and clears on its own and attribute it to a problem that the mom or dad had when they were younger. As he said this i remember that when i was in elementary school i had a heart issue where i had to where a heart monitor for 2 weeks and it cleared up on its own. and he said that that is most likely what it is..and my mom said this also..She said that i had an irregular heart beat and a murmur but it cleared with age. My Dr did not notice it unitl i was about 10 during a school physical..So i am not too concerend about this we will have another u/s in 4 weeks..but the maternal fetal Dr is has reassured me and i go to one of the best if not the best high risk pregnancy practice in the richmond, va area. Oh and i had a question I recently started drinking a glass of milk a day and they did not see this on my last U/S do you think this could be what the calcium came from?

FameraTwins!!

Calcium in the Heart?

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:13:52 -0500

When I got preggo with my second one they had found calcium in the heart, which is a sign of down syndrome. He did not have down syndrome but it there a chance that if preggo again that my baby could have that?

Mel 77

Iron supplements - best time to take???

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:18:32 -0500

Hi Dr. Q or another doc,

My doc suggested I take an iron supplement in addition to my prenatal vitamin since I'm not anemic, but close to being borderline anemic. My question is - Can I take this at the same time as my prenatal vitamin or does this have to be separate? I take my prenatal vitamins and DHA supplement at breakfast, then take a calcium/vitamin D supplement at lunch and dinner. I know I can't take the iron with the calcium since the calcium may inhibit the iron absorption, so that limits when I can take the iron. A nurse/NP at work suggested the "slow-release Fe" iron supplement so that's what I bought. Please advise...thank you!

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Jen

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