Increased folic acid for fert drugs

Hi all

I happened across this info on the Ministry of Health website, and wondered if you were aware of it, and if your FS or GP has put you on the higher dose? No-one has ever mentioned it to me:

Women at high risk of a neural tube defect (NTD) affected pregnancy (including spina bifida) are those who:

... who are taking medications known to affect folate metabolism, ... infertility treatment,...

...these women should be on 5 mg per day (not 0.8).

More info here: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/pregnancy-supplement
and here: http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/238fd5fb4fd051844c256669006aed57/f4f10903136588efcc25716200123030?OpenDocument (if the link doesn't work, go here http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/maternity-publications , and scroll down to Food and Nutrition Guidelines)

I've always taken the 5mg anyway, my GP recommends the higher dose. It's a water soluble vitamin so your body just excretes what it doesn't need, so it makes sense to take a higher dose in this case. I also wonder if a woman's age makes a difference as well.