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19Jun

Why is iron important during pregnancy?

When you are pregnant, your body starts to produce more blood. This increase in body blood volume is needed to carry oxygen and nutrients to your baby for optimal growth and development. Hence, prenatal iron supplementation is recommended to help build up extra blood in...
23May

Essential nutrient during pregnancy: Folic Acid

Folic acid is an important nutrient that supports the rapid growth of fetal tissues and organs during the first trimester. It is important for the developing fetus, especially when the spine is forming during the first trimester. Folic acid supplementation has shown to prevent major...
09May

Thalassaemia – Can IVF prevent it?

What is thalassaemia? Thalassaemia is a genetic blood disorder which is caused by an abnormal gene. A person with thalassaemia is unable to produce normal, functioning haemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells responsible for oxygen transportation in the blood. When the body is not able...
18Apr

Egg Freezing

Is it possible to stop your biological clock? It is a biological fact that women’s fertility will decline every year and more so after aged 35, affecting the number of healthy eggs a woman can produce. This means that the chances of pregnancy reduce as...
21Oct

The causes of male infertility

Male infertility is often caused by sperm abnormalities in male. Abnormality in sperm production or function may cause chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo, resulting in a non-viable pregnancy which would eventually lead to a miscarriage. (more…)
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