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I have some questions about MTHFR

i found out that i have MTHFR after 5 weeks peegnant. my ob gave me prescription of neevo and baby aspirin. do you think its too late or not? im so scared since i had 2 m/cs. will it affect my babys brain or development?

 

tia. 

Re: I have some questions about MTHFR

  • What is MTHFR?
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    What is MTHFR?

    I am wondering the same thing... 

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  • I don't like to copy and paste links.  I hope you find your answers though, good luck to you!
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  • its basically that i have a mutation gene which makes me imposibble to absorb folic acid or folate. so the ob gave me a special prenatal  vitamin which have something in it to help me absorb the folate. im just scared that the damage already been done since i didnt take this special prenatal the past 5 weeks. i went for an u/s today and he cant see the baby since my uterusjust looked like a gray matter on the monitor. he asked me to come again next week to do another one.
  • Not being a doctor, it's hard to really say.  However, if the problem is absorbing folic acid/folate, then I'm not sure that it'd cause you to have a m/c.  I think there are a lot of women who don't even know their pregnant at 5 weeks, let alone taking a prenatal.  I'd definitely ask your doctor for more information about the possibility of this causing m/c.

    Hopefully you'll see your little bean at your u/s next week.  I know there are a lot of women who post on here that they thought they were X weeks, but it turns out they were Y weeks.  It all depends on when you actually ovulate.  Maybe you're still too early for the u/s to pick anything up.

    Good luck! 

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  • Nevermind what I said about MTHFR not sounding linked to m/c.  You can see I'm not a doctor.  I just read your link (I should have done so before).  I hope you found out in time.  Best of luck!
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  • They found I had MTHFR when I was 8 weeks pregnant...started an extra vitamin and baby aspirin then.  I'm now a little over 19 weeks, and everything looks good so far.  I think it's fairly common, so no need to worry.
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  • I would check out the high risk board. I know there are some ladies there with MTHFR.
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  • I have one mutation of MTHFR as well and I'm on an extra 4 mg of folic acid so I take 4 pills per day plus my prenatal.  It depends on which gene is mutated and how many mutations.  I have a friend that had to do heparin shots her entire first pregnancy because she has 2 mutations but she is now about 22 weeks pregnant now and her high risk ob/gyn told her she could stop the shots with this pregnancy and that was a over 2 months ago and she's done awesome.

    I will not need aspirin now but I will be on an aspirin regime as I get older.  MTHFR affects other aspects, not just TTC and pregnancy related.  You are at a higher risk of stroke, heart attack, heart disease, etc. so keep that in mind and try to develop a healthy diet, low in cholesterol and exercise - I'm saying that just in case you are not already doing so. 

     

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  • Hi, I work with Neevo. Maybe I can help? MTHFR means Methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase, one of the enzymes involved in folate metabolism. The MTHFR 677C>T mutation is a genetic mutation, or polymorphism. Having MTHFR is an indication of the value you get from folic acid.

    You did not say if you are homozygous or heterozygous. Homozygous is either CC or TT. Approximately 50% of the population is CC or normal. These individuals have an ample amount of MTHFR enzyme and can easily process folic acid into l-methylfolate. About 10% of the population is homozygous at TT. These individuals have less that 30% of MTHFR enzyme and cannot process folic acid effectively. Therefore, these individuals tend to be at risk for adequate folate status. The other 40% of the population is heterozygous or CT. These individuals have 70% of normal MTHFR enzyme levels.

    It is never too late to begin taking Neevo. Neevo reduces homocysteine more effectively than folic acid. Neevo also helps maintain higher hemoglobin levels, helping to reduce anemia. You can find more information at https://www.neevodha.com/ I hope this information helps.

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