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Re: glucophage/metformin durning pregnancy.. any one else on it?

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Sep 2001 04:06:23 +0200

Sorry for your doc, but the amount of folic acid to be supplemented during prg is well-documented: 800 mcg should be added if you are on a usual western diet. I can give you the references if needed. For his/her info

Sam

> Thanks for the very important point!
> I am doing the increase of Folic Acid on my own. But to my surprise,
> when I asked my doc about it he didn't seem to think anything above 400
> was important.. needless to say I am sticking with the 800! Thank you!
> If I didn't already know about the risk I would be very upset.. Hope
> everone else knows about it!
>
> Barb
>
> At Wed, 5 Sep 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
> >
> >Hi Barb,
> >
> >It is OK to take glucophage during pregnancy if you are IR, but to counter
> >the increased risk of neural tube defects (caused by glucophage) you should
> >take 800 mcg foloic acid/day.
> >For your help
> >
> >Sam
> >

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