Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most prevalent endocrine disorders among women of reproductive age. Globally, the prevalence shows a huge variation as it ranges between 2.2% to 26% among the different countries of the world. But on average, 1 female per 10 females is known to suffer from […]
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Methylation can be defined as a vital biochemical process which is required for the proper functioning of our body. It involves the addition of a methyl group to a molecule which acts as a biological switch for certain activities like energy production, detoxification, DNA repair, regulation of gene expression, detoxification and synthesis of several neurotransmitters.
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You are what you eat, the right nutrition increases the chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy, it also lowers the risk of birth defects like spina bifida, a condition in which the spinal code does not develop properly. Female eggs have a 120 day lifecycle so it’s important to ensure that you are eating
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As soon as you plan to get pregnant, it’s pretty normal that you want to know as much as you can about the whole process – conception through to delivery. While you’re browsing through the internet, you come across the term folate or folic acid quite often and the more you read about it, the
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Homocysteine (Hcy) is a sulphur-containing amino acid, which is derived during methionine metabolism and this is the only way it is produced in the body. An enzyme, S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) synthetase, catalyses this process and is also a methyl donor for the synthesis of different compounds, such as proteins, nucleic acids and polyamines. Therefore it’s essential
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Pregnancy loss or a miscarriage is very challenging for anyone who experiences it. Unfortunately, every 1 in 3 pregnancies ends in a miscarriage. Most of the time you wonder what could have possibly lead an apparently normal pregnancy to a miscarriage. The reasons for it are many and varied, much of the time, however, there
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Toxins are the poisonous substances which, when introduced into the body of any organism can cause adverse effects or disturbances in the body. Various toxins which are freely available in the environment are known to cause several toxic effects on our body. These are also known as xenobiotics. As stated by WHO (World Health Organisation),
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