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Prescribed L-Arginine, Zinc And Folic Acid During Third Trimester. How Does It Works?

Hi Doctor, I am a pregnenet lady running 9th month and my Age is 28 yrs, Height is 163cms and weight is 95Kgs. Now i have been prescribed for L-Arginine, Zinc and Folic Acid granules twice sachets a day (1-0-1), so i just want to confirm the same bcoz during my 7th month of pregnency doctor had prescribed for L-Arginine-and-proanthocyadin-granules-powder so i want to know is it a correct prescription and how does it works...?
Wed, 8 Jan 2014
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L arginine and antioxidant like zinc reduces the incidence of preeclampsia. It does so partly by activating a chemical pathway which uses l-arginine to build a protein called “nitric oxide synthase” (NOS). NOS is a vasodilator – it expands blood vessels - which could help to lower maternal blood pressure and which might increase blood flow to the placenta, reducing production of the chemicals that the placenta, which is shallowly implanted in preeclampsia, produces when it runs short of oxygen.Folic acid also have a benefit against preterm delivery.
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Prescribed L-Arginine, Zinc And Folic Acid During Third Trimester. How Does It Works?

Hi L arginine and antioxidant like zinc reduces the incidence of preeclampsia. It does so partly by activating a chemical pathway which uses l-arginine to build a protein called “nitric oxide synthase” (NOS). NOS is a vasodilator – it expands blood vessels - which could help to lower maternal blood pressure and which might increase blood flow to the placenta, reducing production of the chemicals that the placenta, which is shallowly implanted in preeclampsia, produces when it runs short of oxygen.Folic acid also have a benefit against preterm delivery. Hope this may help you thanks