hi friends m new user here...

hi all of u m also the patient of thal major.. n salso suffering from hepa c m married n 23 yrs old my husband is normal he dun hav any prob... what should i take n can i concieve baby?? periods in not having from last 3 or 4 yrs n also hav spleenectomy

Hello Atiya,

Welcome on the forum,its good to see another married thal,that proves that thals can live a normal life,can you tell us what are your ferritin levels and how often do you transfuse?

High iron levels can effect your glands and in result hormones so it would be great if you have controlled ferritin level,we have a few members who are thal majors and moms also.

For hep C ,recently one of our members tried a combination of honey and Nigella ( kalonji) and found it really useful ,You can read about it in this thread.

http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=2639.0;highlight=nigella+cumin

Welcome once again and feel free to ask any questions you have in mind.

Zaini.

Please do try nigella for hepatitis. Milk thistle is also known to purify and heal the liver and actually help liver tissue to regenerate.

As far as the periods, this is the result of iron overload and that must be addressed before you can consider pregnancy. If you do have high iron, you need to chelate aggressively to reduce the iron load, and I would highly recommend antioxidants like vitamin E and IP6 to help prevent damamge to your glands.

Hi Atiya.
 
 

best wishes,
Pareeshay.

Welcome to the site Atiya!!
Good to have you here!

Sharmin

dear atiya

congrats, like a normal women you can conceive but before that you should know about
1.cardiac status
2.serum ferritin
3. FSH and LH
4.U/S PELVIS for uterus size and anomalies
5.glucose blood

tell me then i ll guide you

dr erum minhas

hi dr eum... my iron level is 600.. nsgpt 123 last time.. iwill done my these test jo apne bataye hain then i will snd u report here then pz do guide me about pragnancy... happy to read ur reply.. thanx,..

hi sharmine the poeples here r too much nice n caring n helping i dun hav words to explain.. thanx al of u frnds....

 Milk thistle ..? what is it??i dun understand plz temme...

Hi Atiya,

Milk Thistle is a herb which helps with liver problems,you can find it in capsule form by "the vitamin company" .

Zaini.

will you please give details of milk thistle, any raw thing is dangerous to liver instead helpful

Hi Dr Erum,

Here are a few knowledgeable links,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_thistle#Toxin-induced_Liver_Damage

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/silymarin/ns_patient-milkthistle

Zaini.

Hello Dr. Erum

Milk thistle is usually sold in the form of capsules under the name Silymarin.

Find below the links concerning the disscuion and expierence of patients about it.

http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=968.0;highlight=milk+thistle

http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=2022.0;highlight=milk+thistle

http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/index.php?topic=1717.45

manal

still have confusion regarding this milk thistle, does any one use it from you

Personally no, but it is prescribed by many doctors here in my country as a natural herb that help purifying the liver cells

manal