Anencephaly, spina bifida and encephalocele are the most common types of Neural Tube Defects (NTD’s), and develop due to the failure of the neural tube to close between the 3rd and 4th week of embryonic development. While science still debates the true cause of NTD’s, there can be no doubt that the introduction of mandatory
MTHFR Support Australia is excited to announce we now offer MTHFR gene testing, carried out by integrative and functional pathology centre NutriPath. The test is a blood spot test, and therefore, requires no doctor’s referral or visit to a pathology centre to draw blood, and can be done easily in the comfort of your own home.
Let’s Review Using Folic Acid Supplements in Fertility Treatments In my current series of preconception webinars I am not surprised by the number of women joining me who have had multiple miscarriages or who are currently having IVF (often unsuccessfully). They didn’t know they had the MTHFR gene and even after multiple pregnancy losses, still
In line with our current focus on MTHFR in preconception, our founder and MTHFR expert Carolyn Ledowsky has been busy creating and hosting our FREE 10-day email course: ‘10 Days to a Healthy Pregnancy with MTHFR‘. In the course you will be sent one email per day for 10 days, walking you through the 10
As you may know, one of the primary nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy is folate (Vitamin B9), due to it’s vital role in DNA synthesis, preventing Neural Tube Defects and the overall growth and development of the baby. Read more on why folate is important in pregnancy here. You can easily test folate
While MTHFR gene mutations can inhibit the conversion of folate you eat (dihydrofolate) into the active folate (5-MTHF), is it still vitally important to consume as much natural folate as you can through your diet. Is it important to remember, a mutation in the MTHFR gene simply means a reduction in function, not that it
While the list of disorders associated with MTHFR mutations can be a long and eye-opening one, those conditions involving pregnancy or the ability to fall pregnant can be the most heartbreaking and saddening to see. Below I have broken down he latest research on the three most common pregnancy-related issues associated with MTHFR genes, and
One of the most common things I hear is the utter confusion many people find themselves in after they: Just discovered the MTHFR gene and fell down an internet rabbit hole try to research and understand it all Were tested for it but received no explanation on its effects Were prescribed treatments that instead of helping
Are you wondering how your MTHFR result may influence your ability to fall pregnancy, affect your pregnancy or the health of your future child? Here are is our short but powerful list of top 5 action steps for addressing MTHFR in preconception periods: If you haven’t already, get tested! This will give you the vital
You know I get really annoyed about the misinformation being spread to people surrounding the MTHFR gene in preconception and pregnancy. I can’t tell you how often I hear people giving advice online and I think “No don’t listen to that! It’s rubbish”. I totally understand that many doctors and practitioners just don’t have the
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