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Can I Take 'folinext' While Trying To Get Pregnant?
hi doctor, i'm 26year old and trying to conceive since last 4-5 months but unable to conceive till now, my friend suggested me to take 1tablet a day of folinext (otsira).i've started taking it since a week..but wanted to know whether its safe to take it without any doctor's prescription or not?and till how long should i take it?
Mon, 13 Feb 2017
Hi , How are you doing ?
Folinext is Folic acid a vitamin B. You usually get this vitamin from food. But it is prescribed for pregnant women & those trying for it. It has no side effect. But by just having this tab you will not get pregnant. Keep having this medicine as you never know when you get pregnant & take it till 3rd month of pregnancy.
Everyone is investigated for infertility only after 1 yr of unprotected sex.
But if you are anxious , you can have the following tests
Husband- Semen analysis at least 2- done 4 weeks apart preferably in an infertility center ( examination done by andrologist), Blood sugars
Wife - Blood Sugars, Thyroid profile
Ultrasound scans to evaluate Uterus , Ovaries & adnexa
Confirm tubal patency- most important- Tube is the connection
between uterus & ovaries( the bridge where sperm meets the egg &
forms a baby) this is size of hair follicle & cannot be seen on scans.
So check with HSG( Xray with dye), or SSG ( Scan with dye) or
Laparoscopy
If all this done & found normal , nothing can stop a pregnancy with God's will
Hope I have cleared your query
All the best
Dr.Balakrishnan
Folinext is Folic acid a vitamin B. You usually get this vitamin from food. But it is prescribed for pregnant women & those trying for it. It has no side effect. But by just having this tab you will not get pregnant. Keep having this medicine as you never know when you get pregnant & take it till 3rd month of pregnancy.
Everyone is investigated for infertility only after 1 yr of unprotected sex.
But if you are anxious , you can have the following tests
Husband- Semen analysis at least 2- done 4 weeks apart preferably in an infertility center ( examination done by andrologist), Blood sugars
Wife - Blood Sugars, Thyroid profile
Ultrasound scans to evaluate Uterus , Ovaries & adnexa
Confirm tubal patency- most important- Tube is the connection
between uterus & ovaries( the bridge where sperm meets the egg &
forms a baby) this is size of hair follicle & cannot be seen on scans.
So check with HSG( Xray with dye), or SSG ( Scan with dye) or
Laparoscopy
If all this done & found normal , nothing can stop a pregnancy with God's will
Hope I have cleared your query
All the best
Dr.Balakrishnan
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