HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction
Doctors waiting to answer your question
Dr. Shanthi.E
MD
Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
MD
Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Nagamani Ng
MD
Dr. Nagamani Ng

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

Exp 9 years

Dr.Raju
MD
Dr.Raju

General & Family Physician

Exp 11 years

Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Pregnant Taking Folic Acid Did Not Take Before Pregnancy Safe

Premium Questions

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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( 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)
Dr. Manisha Jain MD

My wife is 8 weeks pregnant, can you please suggest standard tablets (400 mcg folic acid tablets ) ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Vjollce Mbiarra MD

Hi, I was taking folic acid tablets before i was pregnant,now i am pregnant for 5 weeks and doctor gave me Emfolic DHA,1 tablet per day. Do i need to take extra folic... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra ( OBGYN)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepali Mohan Pohane ( OBGYN)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sree Gouri SR MD

can we take both medicine in this situation. Is any pregnant lady can take 5+5 mg folic acid. Please ...My age is about 26 years old. I am pregnant and doctor has said my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sree Gouri SR ( OBGYN)
Dr. Aarti Abraham MD

an overdosage of folic acid? Am 7 weeks pregnant at the moment. Thank you ...Hi. I am taking rainbow light once a day prenatal with 800 mcg of folic acid, i went to an ob ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)