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Will folate deficiency cause miscarriage? if we take folic acid before pregnancy will it reduce the chance of miscarriage?pls hlp dr

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Possibly ; yes: Research shows folate (folic acid) deficiency increases risk of early miscarriage by 50%, yet most women who are folate (folic acid) deficient will not have a miscarriage. But since folate (folic acid) deficiency increases risk of neural tube birth defects it's wise for all women who might become pregnant to take Folic Acid (or the l-5-mthf form for the 1/3 of people who have trouble converting folc acid to folate (folic acid)).It will reduce risk.

Answered 6/25/2014

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