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Suggest Dosage Of Folic Acid For Getting Pregnant
hello.We are from spain and we are travellin india for 6 months, and we are planing to have a child by now.Our question is abotu folic acid that we know is recomended to take 0,4 mg a day but in india we found only tablets of 5mg (folvite) does is ok? how we can take like one every 5 days or ten days?thank you so much andre e nuri
Mon, 13 Mar 2017
Hi, I think you should take one tablet daily. Actually the absorption of tablet is less inside the stomach. The required dose is 400 mcg, but for that you need a higher dose orally so that 400 mcg is absorbed into your body. Hope I have answered your question.
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Dr khushboo
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