WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2009: Re: PREGNANCY: Changing guidelines for mercury in fish?

Re: PREGNANCY: Changing guidelines for mercury in fish?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:18:06 -0500 (CDT)

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Becki

I do not think one meal will do any damage as it is accumulation that matters...Dr. von Almen

At Thu, 11 Jun 2009, Becky wrote: >
>I am pregnant with my fourth baby. When I was pregnant with my first
>three, ahi tuna was not on the list of highest mercury fish (fish you
>should avoid). On that list was tilefish, king mackarel, swordfish and
>shark. The guideline for ahi tuna was that you should eat no more than
>six ounces in a week.
>
>So this time, at four weeks pregnant I happily sat down and ate an ahi
>tuna steak thinking I was fine. Now I notice a lot of conflicting
>information on the web, some sites including ahi tuna with swordfish,
>shark and the like as one of the fish you should avoid completely during
>pregnancy. Have the guidelines changed since my first three
>pregnancies?
>
>And should I be worried about that ahi tuna steak I ate at four weeks?
>
>Thanks in advance ...
>Becki

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Private Practice New Orleans, La.

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