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Posted on Thu, 23 Jun 2016
Question: Hi..me and my wife are planning for a baby ..i need to know that before doing so do we need to take some multivitamins? How can we prepare our body for a healthy child?
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Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (5 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Here are a few instructions for you and your wife sir

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Let me provide you with some very simple instructions, for both you and your wife separately:

1. You:

+Take a shower with cold water (as much as tolerated), as warm water showers can kill sperm and reduce the sperm count in your semen
+Eat healthy
+If you are overweight, then try losing as much weight as possible to allow more healthy sperm
+Exercise daily
+Basically live a healthy life style

2. Your wife:

+Also eat well and healthy
+Try to lose weight before conception if she is overweight or obese
+A few tests:
-Ultrasound examination of the lower abdomen and pelvis
-Thyroid profile
-DHEAS
-Testosterone (free and total)
-Prolactin
-FSH
-LH
-Urine examination
+Start on either multivitamins (having at least 400 mcg of folic acid) or folic acid tablets for pre-conception; at least 2 months prior to conception

If you wish for more information on when and how to conceive, I can also help you with that by helping guide you towards earliest conception without any trouble or delays.

I hope I have explained things in a manner best understood by you. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help.

Best wishes.
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Suggest Tips For Preparing Oneself For Parenthood

Brief Answer: Here are a few instructions for you and your wife sir Detailed Answer: Hello sir and welcome. Thank you for writing to us. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Let me provide you with some very simple instructions, for both you and your wife separately: 1. You: +Take a shower with cold water (as much as tolerated), as warm water showers can kill sperm and reduce the sperm count in your semen +Eat healthy +If you are overweight, then try losing as much weight as possible to allow more healthy sperm +Exercise daily +Basically live a healthy life style 2. Your wife: +Also eat well and healthy +Try to lose weight before conception if she is overweight or obese +A few tests: -Ultrasound examination of the lower abdomen and pelvis -Thyroid profile -DHEAS -Testosterone (free and total) -Prolactin -FSH -LH -Urine examination +Start on either multivitamins (having at least 400 mcg of folic acid) or folic acid tablets for pre-conception; at least 2 months prior to conception If you wish for more information on when and how to conceive, I can also help you with that by helping guide you towards earliest conception without any trouble or delays. I hope I have explained things in a manner best understood by you. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I would be more than happy to help. Best wishes.