I am currently living in Bangkok, Thailand with my Thai wife. I am an American, so i am not really familiar with their medical standards out here. We would like to come back and have her at an US hospital, but the visa is not completed yet...
Anyways, my wife is now 11 weeks pregnant and we have had her blood taken, and everything comes back perfectly. However they prescribed her folic acid, and from my understanding this is normal.
However, on the internet everywhere it says 0.6 mg to 0.8 mg and a maximum of 1 mg. They also say it in mcg, which 1000 mcg is 1 mg. The problem is, the doctor prescribed her 5 mg tablets.
This is her first baby, and our family does not have a history of birth defects. I am really confused as to if she should be taking this much, or if this was done in error. We have held off at this point, and she is taking the other medication, (for nausea and morning sickness), and a all in one pregnancy vitamin pill.
Can someone please advise if 5mg is normal or too much?
I am new at being a father, and any comments, suggestions, or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Below are the blood results::
HEMATOLOGY
Parameters / Tests Results Unit Reference Range
WBC 7.46 x 10^3/cumm 4.00 -10.00
RBC 4.13 X 10^6/cumm 4.00 – 5.50
HGB (L) 11.60 g/dL 12.00 – 16.00
HCT 36.20 % 36.00 – 48.00
MCV 87.7 fL 80.0 – 99.0
MCH 28.1 pg 27.0 – 31.0
MCHC (L) 32.0 g/dL 33.0 – 37.0
RDW 12.4 % 11.5 – 14.5
PLT 293 X 10^3/cumm 140.0 – 450.0
MPV 10.20 fL 7.20 – 11.10
Pit Smear Adequate (Adequate)
WBC Differential
Neutrophils 50 % 40.00 – 74.00
Lymphocyte 41 % 19.00 – 48.00
Monocyte 8 % 3.00 – 9.00
Lab # 150233166 Printed: 03/12/2015 10:12
IMMUNOLOGY
Parameters / Tests Results Unit Reference Range
VDRL (Serum) Non-reactive (Non-reactive)
HbA1C (EDTA-blood)
HbA1C (EDTA-blood) 5.31 % 4.80 – 5.90
Anti HIV (Clotted Blood)
Anti HIV : Interpret Result Negative
HBsAg / ELISA
HBsAg : Interpret Result Negative
Lab # 150233166 Printed: 03/12/2015 10:04
Urinalysis/Routine
Parameters / Tests Results Unit Reference Range
Urine centrifuge Centrifuged 10 ml. urine (Centrifuge 10 ml)
Color Pale yellow (Straw-amber)
Transparency Clear (Clear)
Sp. Gr. 1.010 (1.003 – 1.030)
pH 7.0 5.0 – 8.0
Protein Negative (Negative)
Glucose Negative (Negative)
Ketones Negative (Negative)
Bilirubin Negative (Negative)
Blood Negative (Negative)
Nitrite Negative (Negative)
Urobilinogen Negative Micro mol/L (< 17 micro mol/L)
Leukocyte esterase Negative (Negative)
WBC Negative /HPF
RBC Negative /HPF
Squamous epithelial cell Negative /HPF
Lab # 150233166 Printed: 03/12/2015 09:41