Folic Acid & Reproduction

Folic acid is involved in gametogenesis, fertilisation and pregnancy, and thus may play an important role in human reproduction. In the 1990s it was…

Folic acid is involved in gametogenesis, fertilisation and pregnancy, and thus may play an important role in human reproduction. In the 1990s it was recommended that folic acid be given between a dose of 0.4 and 0.8 mg to prevent neural tube defects. There were some controversial studies in the mid-1990s that may have suggested that folic acid supplementation may…

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