Low-risk Woman Planning Pregnancy in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 28yo Woman | Endocrinology | SMLE Q#11945
SMLE Question #11945
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Endocrinology
Objective: OBJ-ADDISON-DOSE-1
Last updated: February 2026
A 28-year-old woman attends a preconception counseling visit. She is healthy, takes no medications, and has no history of diabetes, epilepsy, obesity, or a prior pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect. She asks what dose of folic acid she should take daily before conception to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. What is the recommended daily folic acid dose for a low-risk woman planning pregnancy?
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