After pregnancy, women must go to the hospital for examination, otherwise it is impossible to guarantee their own and the fetus's physical health, which is not conducive to smooth childbirth in the future. Therefore, women should undergo regular prenatal check ups after becoming pregnant. During the examination process, it is necessary to check the homocysteine level of women, which has been a relatively important indicator in recent years. So, what should women do if they have high homocysteine levels in early pregnancy?
Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for stroke and a contributing factor to cardiovascular disease in the human body. Generally, an increase in homocysteine levels in the human body indicates that they may have hyperhomocysteinemia. After pregnancy, women may experience an increase in homocysteine levels due to a deficiency in folate or a lack of key enzymes in the homocysteine metabolism pathway.
For this reason, women who want to reduce homocysteine in early pregnancy need to supplement folic acid in a timely manner, preferably from food sources such as animal liver and lungs, green vegetables, beans, etc. And it is recommended that women do not boil food, as this can easily lead to the loss of folate in the food. However, the amount of folic acid taken by women also needs to be controlled, as excessive consumption of folic acid may lead to poisoning and be detrimental to overall health. Secondly, pregnant women with hypertension and high homocysteine levels need to take antihypertensive drugs containing folic acid, which can prevent elevated blood pressure and reduce homocysteine levels in the body.
Moreover, women with unstable homocysteine levels during pregnancy need to undergo regular check ups to prevent elevated levels of homocysteine in the body. While preventing and treating, women should pay attention to their diet, eat less meat and more vegetables, which is beneficial to their physical health and promotes normal fetal development.
