How to prepare your body for pregnancy

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The best preparation that a woman can do for pregnancy is try to be at an ideal weight for them. They want to be eating healthy with a low-fat diet. The main thing that women really need to do, other than just the good health rules, are to be taking Folic Acid. Folic Acid, on a daily basis, at least a month to two months before conception. It protects the brain and the brain stem, and the spinal cord development in the fetus. Folic Acid has been proven to protect the fetus during development. That's a key, important vitamin supplement that all women should take before conception.

Video Categories: PREGNANCY, Fertility, Ovulation and Fertility

Fertility Specialist Richard Marrs, MD, shares advice for women on how to best prepare your body for pregnancy, including an important vitamin supplement all women should take

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Richard Marrs, MD

Fertility Specialist

Dr. Richard Marrs is a board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist. He studied medicine and trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Texas before moving to Southern California to study Reproductive Endocrinology. While at the University of Southern California, he developed one of the country’s first IVF programs, which is responsible for the second IVF birth in the United States and the first birth from cryopreserved embryos in the United States in 1986. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to the development of IVF. He has published over 200 papers and books in the area of Reproductive Endocrinology and In Vitro Fertilization and is a prominent figure in the national and international infertility communities. In 1996, he published a book for couples called the Dr. Richard Marrs' Fertility Book: America's Leading Infertility Expert Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Getting Pregnant.

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