Postpartum Depression and Homocysteine

About 50% of women experience “baby blues,” or a brief period of mild depression for a few days to a few weeks after giving birth. But 10-20% will suffer more severe postpartum depression. Every pregnant woman has very high levels of hormones (estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, and oxytocin) when pregnant, and [...]

MTHFR Mutations

If you only know about one genetic mutation, it’s most likely this one. Even LabCorp will run the blood test for it nowadays (although SonoraQuest still won’t, I don’t think — I run the test through a specialty lab for patients who either have no insurance or have to go [...]

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