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Re: folic acid after neural tube defectFrom: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C. (johnprov@sympatico.ca)Wed May 28 04:30:13 2008
At Tue, 27 May 2008, Ginny Lee wrote: > >4 mg > >Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 01:14:36 -0500From: rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.comTo: ob-gyn-l@mail.obgyn.netSubject: folic acid after neural tube defect > >What is the recommended dose of folic acid after the delivery of a child with a neural tube defect, in a patient one to conceive again? Is it 4 g per day times three months or 800 µg per day? 800ug would be .8mg a little on the low side, 4 grams would be a lot of tablets; 4mg sounds about right in someone who has given birth to a child with a neural tube defect. One of the most rigorously conducted studies was the randomized controlled trial sponsored by the British Medical Research Council (MRC) (2). The study showed that high-dose folic acid supplements (4.0 mg per day) used by women who had a prior NTD-affected pregnancy reduced the risk of having a subsequent NTD-affected pregnancy by 70%. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/00019479.htm Isn't google just awesome, even corrects my spelling most of the time.
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