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My wife is 14 weeks pregnant. Her Hemoglobin count is 11. Her doctor prescribed her Iron Tablets which contains 100mg of Elemental Iron. She was directed to take 1 tablet everyday. Is it ok? Or it will cause overdose of Iron. Please help.
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She should take the supplements
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Dr. Sowmyashree N
Obstetrician
6 yrs exp
Bangalore
No she needs to take iron tablets....there is more demand for iron in pregnancy which cannot be met with diet alone so she needs iron supplement s
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