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Folic Acid

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How much folic acid do you take?  My fertility doctor has me taking 5mg leading up to my first IUI, is this standard? 

 I'm just wondering because I noticed that on the prenatal vitamin poll not many of you said you were taking extra folic acid...

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Re: Folic Acid

  • susanc07susanc07 member

    if you aren't taking an rx prenatal, then i would say that is normal.  i was told otc prenatals need to be supplemented with additional folic acid b/c they don't have as much as the rx ones.

    either way, it can't hurt!

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  • cocojack10cocojack10 member
    During my initial meeting w/ RE, she wanted to make sure I was taking 1000mg of Folic Acid.  After running some b/w, it was discoverd my body doesn't break it down properly (or something like that), so she prescribed a higher dose... Folgard.
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  • Sara ScissorsSara Scissors
    I think you're all confused by the dosage.  Standard for folic acid is normally mmg's, not mg.  A precription pnv is the only way to get 1 full mg.  I have MTHFR and I'm taking Folgard with my normal pnv equalling 5mg a day. 
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