Folic acid: Taking Folic Acid during the pregnancy will reduce the risk of neural tube defects. Taking it before will help when you do get pregnant. Most prenatal vitamins will have 800 mcg of folic acid, .
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Yes,consider L-5MTHF: It is best to take Folic Acid well before you become pregnant, as it is most important to have good levels of Folic Acid in the earliest days of pregnancy. 400 mcg is a good dose. One third of people have trouble converting Folic Acid to the active form, l-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (l-5-mthf) so it is best to take that form to be safest; any brand is ok: thorne, metagenics, designs for health etc.
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