I've read on several boards that some ladies are taking extra folic acid and I'm wondering why? I'm high risk due to a clotting disorder, and someone said I should be taking extra, but I don't see the Dr. until Tuesday at 5w4d. Just curious...
It depends on your clotting disorder. Women with MTHFR don't absorb folate and other b vitamins properly. Consequently, part of their treatment is to take extra B vitamins.
Regardless, you should be talking a prenatal vitamin with 800 mcg or more of folate (according to my OB).
~SAIF/PAIF/Everyone Welcome~
Me= 37 and DH = 41
Dx: DOR, Endo, APA+ (really high beta 2 glycoprotein antibody and high everything else tested), heterozygous MTHFR mutation, positive for lupus anticoagulant, high FSH, low AMH and both tubes blocked (per HSG on 3/8/11)
IVF #1 - long lupron (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 4 retrieved, 3 fertilized; ET 2 blasts and 1 frozen = BFN
IVF #2 - a version of antagonist with EPP (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts and 1 frozen blast transferred on day 5 = BFN.
IVF #3 April was postponed to May, May was canceled. June/July was canceled. Had a cyst aspiration and then began IVF #3 in August. ER on 8/22; ET on 8/24 with AH. +HPT on 9/5. Beta #1 (11dpo) = 3; Beta #2 (15dpo) = 29; Beta #3 (17dpo) = 60; Beta #4 (19 dpo) = 118. Heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days =132. Lil is here!
I have MTHFR - body doesn't absorb folic acid so I basically have to take an elephant dose of it in a special vitamin B combo to help with absorption. No big whoop.
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It really only has to do with having MTHFR, which is a blood clotting disorder but it different than most of the others out there. MTHFR causes your body to not absorb folate correctly (it is a gene mutation that doesn't allow your body to convert folic acid into folate). If you don't have it, I wouldn't worry....I haven't heard of any of the other blood clotting disorders having to do with folic acid.
I would definitely ask your doctor, I have a blood disorder and am taking 1200 mcg of folic acid daily. It's just good for your red blood cell production.
Re: Extra Folate?
It depends on your clotting disorder. Women with MTHFR don't absorb folate and other b vitamins properly. Consequently, part of their treatment is to take extra B vitamins.
Regardless, you should be talking a prenatal vitamin with 800 mcg or more of folate (according to my OB).
~SAIF/PAIF/Everyone Welcome~
Me= 37 and DH = 41
Dx: DOR, Endo, APA+ (really high beta 2 glycoprotein antibody and high everything else tested), heterozygous MTHFR mutation, positive for lupus anticoagulant, high FSH, low AMH and both tubes blocked (per HSG on 3/8/11)
IVF #1 - long lupron (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 4 retrieved, 3 fertilized; ET 2 blasts and 1 frozen = BFN
IVF #2 - a version of antagonist with EPP (with HGH, intralipids, lovenox and BA); 6 retrieved, 4 mature, 3 fertilized, 2 blasts and 1 frozen blast transferred on day 5 = BFN.
IVF #3 April was postponed to May, May was canceled. June/July was canceled. Had a cyst aspiration and then began IVF #3 in August. ER on 8/22; ET on 8/24 with AH. +HPT on 9/5. Beta #1 (11dpo) = 3; Beta #2 (15dpo) = 29; Beta #3 (17dpo) = 60; Beta #4 (19 dpo) = 118. Heartbeat at 6 weeks 6 days =132. Lil is here!
TTC#2: Trigger + TI = BFN; Clomid + Trigger + IUI = BFN.
IVF #4: BCP + MDLF + Lovenox = 7R, 1F = Transferred 1 6-cell embryo on day 3 = BFN
IVF #5: MDLF + Lovenox = 4R, 1F = Transferred 1 10-cell compacting embryo on day 3 = BFN
IVF #6: (New RE): Long Antagonist November 2014 (transferred two 8 cell grade 1 embryos and froze one blast) = BFN
FET#1: BFN