Re: Folic acid, need more advice, too much iron!

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At Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Andrea wrote: >
>At Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Andrea wrote:
>>>
>>>I just started trying to get pregnant. I only have two options for acid
>>>folic, either I take 350mcg daily or I take 700mcg. Nothing else is
>>>available! What should I do? No history of spina bifida in my family.
>>>
>>>Please help, I canīt seem to find an answer and donīt know what to do.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>Recommendations are for 400 - 800 mcg, so take the 700 mcg tablets
>>
>Iīve got another problem, the 700mcg tablets have 200mg of elemental
>iron and the 350mcg tablets have 100mg of elemental iron. Which of them
>should I take?
>
>Thanks again!
>
>--
>Andrea
>>--
>>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>>South Lake Tahoe, CA
>>
>>This information is for educational purposes only and does not construe a doctor-patient relationship. It does not replace the need for you to consult your own doctor.
>>
>>***private e-mails will be deleted without reading. Please respect my family time
>>

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J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine

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>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
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>and/or interventions.>

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