32 – PCOS & MTHFR: Screening and Next Steps




PCOS Diva show

Summary: <p><a href="http://pcosdiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Podcast-Interview-Heap-32.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-9334"><img class="alignleft wp-image-9334" src="http://pcosdiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Podcast-Interview-Heap-32.jpg" alt="PCOS Diva podcast - Angela Heap" width="470" height="246"></a>You likely won’t hear about the MTHFR genetic mutation in your doctor’s office, but 60% of the population has this condition. If you have the MTHFR mutation, it means that (among other things) your body cannot convert folic acid into folate that you need for a healthy baby and your own cell replication.</p> <p>Listen in as I speak with expert, Angela Heap about:</p> <ul> <li>what is MTHFR</li> <li>what tests can determine whether you have the MTHFR mutation</li> <li>the difference between folic acid and folate</li> <li>how MTHFR affects women trying to conceive and those that have suffered multiple miscarriages</li> <li>what supplements for folates and B12 you should take if you have the MTHFR mutation</li> </ul>