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Common Causes Of Birth Defects

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

My wife is taking pregnacare advanced (contains 15 mg iron + vit D) since day 1 in her pregnancy , she is 13 weeks now? She heard that iron can cause birth defects so she is worry all the time. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Richa MD

What is the chance of birth defects from getting drunk in a spa at 104 degrees for about an hour ... because at at our age (both 38), and I'm Jewish, we have enough risk factors for birth... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Richa ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Deepti Verma MD

I just turned 35 and concieve a baby but I am extremely worried about birth defects like down syndrome.I don't have any one in my family or my husband family suffering from any birth defects.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( OBGYN)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Can the supplement oxyelite pro cause birth defects if it was only taken 1 at 3.5 weeks ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Soumen Patra MD

Does Dong Quai or Vitamin C cause birth defects? I was taking a very high dose and just discovered I was pregnant. I was taking both the HIGH doses of Dong Quai and Vitamin C for about about three ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Soumen Patra ( OBGYN)

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Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

. That specific medicine causes birth defects. I stopped taking it around the end of February could that cause my baby to have birth defects? We are in April now. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

of having children with birth defects. There was a study done in 2002 that shows a link between hypothyroidism and birth defects as seen in the link below:... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rakesh Hasabe MD

wondering if this causes birth defects? Or issues with the baby having low testosterone? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Hasabe ( OBGYN)
Dr. Pallav Gupta MD

[sir, on 24 of this month we admitted 3 days old baby in NICU.as per doctors report baby have infection and died after 10 hours.now my sister have 3 years old baby and the baby have the problem of shunt and with in 5 years... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pallav Gupta ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Meera Kotecha MD

29 years, 158 cm, 70 kilo, 30 weeks pregnant, primigravida, no relevant past medical history, I am afraid and want to know if my foetus can be born with birth defects or chromosomal anomalies as Down ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Meera Kotecha ( Pediatrician)