Planning pregnancy, each woman tries to revitalize as much as possible the organism and to saturate it with a complex of vitamins. Among them not the last on importance the place is taken by vitamin E. And, it is extremely necessary as when planning conception, and directly during pregnancy.
Characteristic of vitamin
Vitamin E (tocopherol) belongs to natural connections, the being derivatives of a tokol. It was allocated as separate connection in 1922, and in 16 years there was a synthesized its option. It is fat-soluble substance, comes to a human body through digestive tract as a part of oils, and hydrolysis by a lipase and esterase releases tocopherol. Then it is soaked up by lymphatic system from where gets to a blood system and carried on all organism.
Tocopherol is important throughout all human life, but the special indication to use of vitamin E is pregnancy and the period of planning of conception.
Important! Vitamin E is well acquired and easily removed from an organism, to two thirds of its quantity comes out with a stake.
Role and main functions
Tocopherol has positive impact on many functions of an organism, increases physical endurance and even slows down aging. It is strong antioxidant, vasodilating means, interferes with inflammations, reduces high blood pressure, improves blood circulation and interferes with a clotting.
When planning
During preparation for conception the state of health of future mother comes to the forefront. And healthy development of future kid directly depends on providing its organism with all necessary minerals and minerals. Tocopherol helps the following:
- positively influences formation of spermatozoa and maturing of ova;
- regulates progesterone level, supporting a proper correlation of progesteron and estrogen;
- participates in treatment of a disease of ovaries — dysfunctions.
At pregnancy
During pregnancy tocopherol consumption:
- helps process of increase and development of a uterus;
- intensifies the processes which are responsible for attachment of fetal egg to uterus walls;
- participates in creation of a placenta and its further maturing;
- participates in synthesis of the hormones promoting a lactation.
The lack of vitamin E at pregnancy, especially on early terms, can serve as the cause of anemia, violations of exchange processes, works of visual and respiratory systems of the kid.
Whether you know? Vitamin E belongs to biological active agents — tocopherol which name in Latin means tokos — birth and phere — I bear.
The list of the products containing vitamin E
As practically all necessary minerals are consumed through the various and balanced food, can be a natural source of tocopherol for pregnant women:
- not refined vegetable oils — from sunflower, olives, corn, soy, etc.;
- food of animal origin — fat fish, low-fat meat, eggs, a liver;
- nuts — almonds, peanut, a filbert;
- vegetables are broccoli, avocado;
- fruit are mango, peaches;
- greens — germinated wheat, parsley, salad, spinach.
However, useful properties of tocopherol decrease under the influence of sunlight and at high-temperature processing therefore it is necessary to eat only freshly cooked food and to contain oils in complete darkness.
Also, for pregnant women recommend to use such vitamins as: And, B8, F, D3, B1, N, B12
Standard daily rate
The vitamin E dosage when planning pregnancy is defined by the doctor and usually 20 mg a day equal. However, by results of analyses of the woman, she can reach 100 mg a day. The habitual miscarriage of a fruit is the indication to a bigger increase in a dose — up to 200 mg a day which is accepted by the woman within two months before alleged conception.
It is necessary to consider that when planning pregnancy the drug begins to be taken in the second half of a female cycle — after an ovulation and up to the beginning of the next periods if conception in this cycle did not happen.
The daily dose of vitamin E for pregnant women also has to be appointed by the qualified doctor. Usually, not to cause heart diseases in the kid, it considerably decreases in comparison with the doberemenny period, and sometimes intake of tocopherol in general is cancelled. In the first trimester of pregnancy when at many women the toxicosis is observed, and tocopherol it is a little acquired with food, it can be appointed as separate medicine or in a complex with others.
Shortage and surplus of substance
The shortage of tocopherol can arise because of unbalanced food, violation of exchange processes, bad digestion of fats, the postponed serious diseases of intestines and bodies of digestive tract, etc. It is expressed by a number of symptoms and conditions of future mother:
- anemia (anemia);
- death of erythrocytes (red blood cells);
- violations of reproductive function;
- problems with pregnancy incubation;
- general muscle weakness.
At the same time, excess and uncontrolled intake of tocopherol conducts to:
- to violation of process of blood clotting;
- to decrease in function of a liver and kidneys;
- nausea and frustration of a chair;
- to the increased arterial blood pressure;
- to temporary decrease in content of glucose in blood;
- to disorder of nervous system;
- to deterioration in sight in twilight.
Besides, it increases the probability of congenital pathologies at future child.
What to do at hypovitaminosis
It is the best of all to compensate for hypovitaminosis or the deficiency of tocopherol of an organism naturally — inclusion in the diet of the food rich in tokoferola: not refined vegetable oils, a liver, egg yolks, the sprouted wheat grains, avocado, nuts, mango, etc. Also pharmaceutical vitamin complexes or separate capsules of vitamin E will allow to fill a lack of this vitamin.
Whether you know? Experiments of pioneers of vitamin E showed that the rats eating only casein, fat, milk fat and yeast could not have posterities. Their reproductive function was restored only after addition in a diet of lettuce leaves and wheat germ oil.
Overdose in an organism
The overdose of vitamin E can be observed only at its excess reception together with complexes of vitamins, or in the form of separate medicine. Check structure of a polyvitaminic complex which you accept and if it already contains this vitamin, then there is no need for its additional reception. Anyway, before use of any medicine and correction of its dose it is necessary to consult in the attending physician.
No food, even extremely unbalanced and monotonous, will exist a source of excess content of tocopherol in an organism as it would be for this purpose necessary to use its improbable quantity.
Pharmaceutical forms of vitamin E and Regulation of Admission
Vitamin E is produced in the following pharmaceutical forms — capsules and polyvitamins. How to accept vitamin E, and its dosage, the doctor defines. As a rule, in the first trimester of pregnancy it is recommended to most of pregnant women and accept in capsules at meal time 0.8-3.0 mg a day.
In the second and third trimester vitamin complexes which include tocopherol, as a rule, are appointed therefore there is no need to accept it separately. When planning conception, tocopherol is prescribed by the doctor in the form of capsules at a pregnancy miscarriage, the previous pre-natal violations of development of a fruit, at its lack of an organism of future mother. In some cases its daily dose can reach 200 mg.
In addition, at problems with potency or a spermatogenesis, tocopherol should be spent on drink also to men. Usually its daily dose is in limits of 100-300 mg.
reception is always necessary
Separate intake of vitamin E, as a rule, is recommended in need of strict observance of its standard daily rate and also during the first trimester of pregnancy when toxicosis does not allow the woman to receive its necessary quantity with food. In other cases tocopherol is recommended to be accepted as a part of polyvitaminic complexes, together with other representatives of group B, especially B9 vitamin (folic acid) and B3 vitamin (niatsin).
Unfortunately, for today food are poor on many minerals because of aggressive ways of their production and cultivation. Therefore most of pregnant women do not do without intake of vitamin supplements.
Important! Do not self-medicate: appointment of any, even the safest medicines, the qualified doctor has to be engaged!
Possible harm
The excess of tocopherol harms an organism not less, than its shortage. Unfortunately, some women abuse reception of polyvitaminic complexes and separate medicines, mistakenly believing that the more — the better. But it far not so. Pathologies of development of a fruit, including heart trouble of future child can become result of a surplus of this vitamin B an organism of the pregnant woman. And for the woman it can threaten with diseases of a liver and kidneys, bad blood clotting, disorder of nervous system, deterioration in sight, hearing, memory and concentration.
Planning pregnancy, do not forget about the healthy and balanced nutrition which has to include the products rich with vitamin E. Also follow medical recommendations about its additional reception if there was such need. Then you will secure yourself and the future kid against possible problems. Easy pregnancy and safe childbirth!