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Will Eating Mercury Cause Problems In Conceiving?
i have eaten a small amount of murcury from thermometer 4yrs. ago. because of this somebody told me that i will not get pregnent ever in future. i m a girl of 22yrs. old. i want to know that if it is true or not?my height is about 5 feet, weight is 42 kg.
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
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I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns.
Mercury is teratogenic( substance that cause harm to fetus), in your case you had very little amount of mercury and that too four years ago. So the amount of mercury retained in your body will be extremely negligible. So you can conceive with out any fear. If you are very much anxious you can do a spectroscopic analysis to find out the exact amount of mercury in your body.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Shana
Thanks for trusting Healthcaremagic!
I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns.
Mercury is teratogenic( substance that cause harm to fetus), in your case you had very little amount of mercury and that too four years ago. So the amount of mercury retained in your body will be extremely negligible. So you can conceive with out any fear. If you are very much anxious you can do a spectroscopic analysis to find out the exact amount of mercury in your body.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Shana
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