It can be done much earlier in the pregnancy than can amniocentesis, and the results are available in less than a week. Some physicians are now becoming alarmed that the rate of spontaneous abortion after CVS is significantly higher than with amniocentesis. Ammonia levels were tested before breakfast and three hours afterward. The ammonia level in the Alzheimer's patients was significantly higher than in the other groups.
Ammonia production increases as protein in the diet increases.
Potassium and magnesium, known to inhibit stone formation, are decreased during times of stress, while uric acid and inorganic phosphorus, known to promote kidney stones, are increased. No amount of medication, behavior therapy, or counseling will be effective in these patients. Dr. Robert Latham of the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City reports that diaphragm users had an infection rate of 21 percent. Women in general have a yearly urinary tract infection rate of 1-5 percent. Dr. Latham doesn't fully understand the cause of this increased infection rate, but it may be due to changes in the flora of the vagina, or to obstruction of the urethra, producing urine retention.