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FOLIC ACID ABSORPTION IN PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00557.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 82, Issue 1, pages 20–23, January 1975
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Iyengar, L. and Babu, S. (1975), FOLIC ACID ABSORPTION IN PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 82: 20–23. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00557.x
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- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
Folic acid absorption was studied in six non-pregnant women, and nine pregnant women undergoing therapeutic termination of pregnancy between 10 to 26 weeks, using 2 mg. of folic acid labelled with 10 μCi of tritiated folic acid. Absorption varied between 65 and 95 per cent, with a mean absorption of 80 per cent, in both pregnant and non-pregnant subjects. Similarly, there was no difference of retention between the groups. The results indicate that there is no change in the absorption of folic acid in the first 26 to 28 weeks of pregnancy.