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I am 41.5 yr old south asian female. no baby yet. i moved to the us from india when i was 6 yrs old. ive been drinking regular tap water my entire life minus the past year where i purchased a robust water filter pitcher. cancer risk due to soft h20?
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Negligible: I would not consider this anything to worry about. Be aware that the basic risk of any pregnancy for an unexpected outcome is ~5%, which includes prematurity, infection, birth defects or heritable metabolic disease. At age 42 your risk of a chromosome defect in an infant exceeds 1%. You may wish to meet with a clinical geneticist to explore your personal risk factors.
Answered 8/22/2020
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