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Is 5mg Of Folic Acid Safe In Pregnancy

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Dr.  Soumen Patra MD

Hello Doctor, my wife is now at 12th week pregnancy . As per doctor suggestion She started Folic acid "WANBURY Folinine" tablet which contains folic acid IP 5mg per capsule. Before... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Soumen Patra ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Deepti Verma MD

should one start taking folic acid? 2. Is it necessary to take folic acid supplements (tablets) or are ... supplements for folic acid, can they eat some fruit or vegetable... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Aarti Abraham MD

Is taking mcbm69 folic acid before pregnancy is better ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

1 mg = 1000 mcg . then the folvite 5mg contains 5000 mcg of folic acid .. is it not a too high dosage for pregnancy ? I am using Nutrilite Multivitamin which has 400mcg of folic... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Divakara MD

Last 2 month I didn't folic acid .but now I am pregnant.35 days..now I am worried.it affected my next baby.can I abort my pregnancy .pleasei give a good suggest ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Divakara ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Nirmal MD

what is the minimum requirement for the Folic Acid. What is the importance of folic acid in pregnancy planning. I read a woman require 40 MICRO GRAM of the folic acid per... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nirmal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

I want to know am taking 1 sachet of inofolic (200 micrograms folic acid) and 1 tablet of gnc 400mcg folic acid per day, I m currently 5 weeks pregnant, is this amount of folic... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Deepali Mohan Pohane MD

Hi.. I am pregnant 34W. my doctor give me prescription for anemic condition and also folic acid separately. the iron supplement itself contains 1 mg folic acid, and I should take it 2 times a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepali Mohan Pohane ( OBGYN)
Dr. Khushboo Priya MD

, L-Methylfolate-1mg, pyridoxal-5-Phosphate-0.5mg). I thought it has folic acid as she spoke about taking folic acid. But I learnt that Folsafe L does not contain folic acid. Is it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Khushboo Priya ( Infertility Specialist)
Dr. Aarti Abraham MD

Hi. I am taking rainbow light once a day prenatal with 800 mcg of folic acid, i went to an ob yesterday and she prescribed me with another 5000 mcg of folic acid to take along with my current.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)