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Fida M Thekrallah Author
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Affiliation
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jorda
Biography
Assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology department, Fetomaternal Medicine division. Fellow in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Mater Mothers Hospital-Queensland University- Brisbane-Australia.Resident in obstetrics and Gynaecology ?Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Publications
Research Article Open Access
Docosahexaenoic Acid and Eicosapentaenoic Acid Supplementation Improves Plasma Lipid Profile in Late Pregnancy
Author(s): Baha’a M Abu Salma*, Hamed R Takruri, Fawaz A Al Kazaleh, Fida M Thekrallah, Ali I Elmoumani and Kamil M Afram
Background: Pregnant women are exposed to atherogenic state during pregnancy which further characterized by hypertriglyceridemia a n-3 long chain of polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are proposed to have a lipid-lowering effect during pregnancy.
Objective: To explore the possible influence of maternal Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplementation during the last trimester of pregnancy on serum lipid concentrations.
Methods: The present controlled intervention trial was conducted at the Obstetrics and Gynecological Department of the Jordan University Hospital from November 2014 to May 2015. 84 pregnant women at 20 weeks of gestation were enrolled and divided into two groups: (1) women (n = 42... view more»
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