In the 'Lab Values - Nutrients' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about your folic acid level:
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Vitamin - Folic acid. Unit: nmol/L
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Don't know" |
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"Confirmed deficiency in the past" |
History of folic acid deficiency |
A symptom |
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"Under 10 (low)" |
Low folic acid level |
A symptom |
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"10 to 30 (normal)" |
Normal folic acid level |
A symptom |
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"Over 30 (elevated)" |
High folic acid level |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Folic Acid
A B-complex vitamin that functions along with vitamin B-12 and vitamin C in the utilization of proteins. It has an essential role in the formation of heme (the iron containing protein in hemoglobin necessary for the formation of red blood cells) and DNA. Folic acid is essential during pregnancy to prevent neural tubular defects in the developing fetus.
mol (mmol, nmol, pmol, umol)
Mole. The amount of a substance that contains as many atoms, molecules, ions, or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilograms of carbon 12. The number is 6.0225 × 10^23, or Avogadro's number. Also called gram molecule.
mmol: millimole: 0.001 or one thousandth of a mole.
umol: micromole: 0.000001 or one millionth of a mole.
nmol: nanomole: 0.000000001 or one billionth of a mole.
pmol: picomole: 0.000000000001 or one trillionth of a mole.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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