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Folic acid tablet till 7th month
Hi Doctor,
I have been taking macfolate as folic acid supplement from start of pregnancy..I continued to take the same till 7th month pregnancy along with orofer xt and shecal HD.
I am very worried that too much folic acid may cause autism etc..as per Google..
Could you please let me know if it's fine?
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Dr. Gunjan Agrawal
Obstetrician
18 yrs exp
Jaipur
No chance of autism.
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
22 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Relax
Folic acid supplements do not cause autism
Folic acid is a water soluble vit
Toxicity does not occur
U can stop now as iron supplements also contain folic acid
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