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Re: Folic Acid: How much and for how long?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 18:03:13 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Sunshine wrote: >
>I've been taking prenatal vitamins with 1mg of folic acid for 2 weeks.
>
>Before that I was taking 400 mcg/day for 2 weeks.
>
>Before that, I was taking over the counter folic acid 400 mcg 2-3 times
>a week (that is about 1mg/week) for 3 weeks.
>
>How long do I need to continue taking prenatals before TTC?

you should keep taking them throughout pregnancy >
>I read I was supposed to take at least 400mcg/day for 3 months. Does
>the time when I wasn't taking it every day count at all?

sure, you are doing a whole lot better tahn most women!!!

Since my >current vitamins have 1mg, does that buy me extra time?

sorry, no. 3 months is ideal, but 7 weeks is great

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