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Mr Efstathios Theodorou
Independent Doctor's Federation
How should you prescribe folic acid to women with PCOS?
Mr Efstathios Theodorou explains that for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome who are trying to conceive and have a normal body mass index, 400 micrograms daily of folic acid should be enough, and for women that have a BMI over 30 (or women that have diabetes) five milligrammes daily is prescribed.
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For women with polycystic ovarian syndrome that have a normal body mass index, 400 micrograms daily of folic acid should be enough if they are trying to conceive. For women that are trying to conceive, that have a BMI over 30, or women that have diabetes, we should prescribe five milligrammes daily in order to reduce the risk of neural tube defects.