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Why would my doctor tell me to take 4 mg's of folic acid a day?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Many reasons.: Most reproductive-age women should consume 1-5 mg of Folic Acid daily until menopause/hysterectomy/bilateral tubal ligation in order to prevent preterm birth, cardiac and neural tueb defects. Others also benefit: people with hemoglobinopathies, anemia, poor diet, cardiac disease.

Answered 6/25/2014

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