A 22-year-old female asked:
is it safe to take hair skin and nails while im pregnant & will it affect the baby?
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
Could be worse: A good thing: it has beta carotene instead of preformed Vitamin A which can cause birth defects. Otherwise it is a hyped-up waste of money. No amount of biotin will produce better hair, skin, or nails. The important vitamin in pregnancy is FOLIC ACID and this is most important at conception + early pregnancy. People selling this do not want you to know that best nutrition is FOOD including vegetab
Answered on Jan 15, 2019
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Dr. Mary David answered
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Yes: The hair,skin, and nails vitamins are safe while pregnant but you shoildn't need them if you are on a good prenatal vitamin.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
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See obstetrician: It is highly unlikely that what you are taking is doing you any good. You need to take antenatal vitamins. If you are trying to get pregnant it is imp ... Read More
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Ask your OB MD: Your treating OB MD is the person you should ask this question as they will have done your history and examined you and will know the appropriate answ ... Read More
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