A 26-year-old female presents for ante natal visit. She has a history of aboion in last pregnancy due to neural tube defect in the fetus. What is the amount of folic acid that should be prescribed to this female?
Correct Answer: 4000 micrograms per day
Description: *All women of childbearing age and who are capable of becoming pregnant should take 0.4mg (=400mcg) of folic acid daily. *If pregnancy is planned in high-risk women(previously affected child), supplementation should be staed with 4mg (=4000microgram) of folic acid daily, beginning 1 month before the time of the planned conception. REF NELSON 19TH ED.
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