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Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@gmail.com) Sat Apr 25 20:25:03 2009 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism" In reply to: Meenan, Anna: "Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism" Local Endocrine often does 50,000 Units weekly with checks every 1-2 months (depending on how low it was) - but if you look up the recommended dose for hyperparathyroidism, it is the 50,000 daily. So if you have checked both the "D" and the iPTH and have identified secondary hyperparathyroidism, you can certainly give the 50K daily - but check your levels a bit more. As for the comment on milk: the D is added to the milk - so it is not related to the fat / no fat. And it was added as 100 Units per cup so that a quart of milk gave nearly 1000mg of Calcium AND the 400 Units Vitamin D then recommended. As for the sun, to get enough sun for the Vitamin D it takes 30 minutes every day without sunscreen between the hours of 10 & 2. Most of us work or are in school then. AND it can only be from March 21 to Sept 21 (between the equinoxes) IF you live north of Atlanta, Georgia (or north of latitude 33.76N) because after the Autumnal Equinox the angle of the sun is wrong for making D-3. And the new "normals" are higher than what was thought prior to a out 5 years ago. Joanne At Sat, 25 Apr 2009, Meenan, Anna wrote: > >That might be overkill. For deficiency and to replenish stores, I >would do 5,000 qd for 3 months, then 1,000 qd thereafter. > >Anna Meenan, MD > >>The local fp would do 50k iu daily for three months recheck the >>level and then do 10k per day or 50k twice per week. >> >>Sent from my iPhone >> >>On Apr 24, 2009, at 6:36 PM, garrys@mindspring.com (Garry E. Siegel, >>M.D.) wrote: >> >>Speaking of Vitamin D, a patient with osteopenia who is on Actonel (from >>a few years ago) was told by her orthopedist that her Vitamin D level >>was a bit low, and she called to ask the right dose. >> >>Anyone have any thoughts? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Garry >> >>At Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Glen Elrod wrote: >> >>I didn't see the ad, but I have been checking Vit D levels through >>Quest. All my pregnant patients have been either below normal or >>very low normal range. I use a product called Pure Encapsulations >>brand Vit D3 and treat with 10,000 IU daily. >> >>we had a discussion here about Vit D not too long ago, so I haven't >>had a chance to recheck anyone after supplements, but I got the >>formuation and dose from a local FP that has and sees levels in the >>upper level of the normal range after treatment. >> >>Glen >> >>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@mail.obgyn.net> >>Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 2:37:35 PM >>Subject: Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism >> >>Listers, >> >>Have any of you taken note of the content - and tone - of a one >>eighth page size CLASSIFIEDS section ad in the April 09 OB.GYN >>NEWS, p. 44, unidentified as to posting source, quoting American >>Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Pediatric Society pronouncements >>re Vit D antenatal deficiency, potential for remote multi year multi >>disease onset, particularly autism. Emphasis on testing, >>supplementing and medico-legal risk perspectives conclude the >>posting. >> >>Are members screening, and supplementing (up to 7000 IU q day >>discussed), commonly antenatally? Interesting to know whether a >>servicing lab, a testing kit or supplement manufacturer, or an >>anonymous but previously burned practitioner, or a good samaritan >>legal professional, etc. is the sponsor of the notice...comments >>welcome. >> >>Hank >> >>-- >>Garry E. Siegel, M.D. >>Private Practice >>Roswell, GA >> -- Joanne Bulley, MD solo gyn Keene, NH Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism" In reply to: Meenan, Anna: "Re: Materna Vit Deficiency and Autism"

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