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Folic Acid
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Taking some medicines that can affect folic acid levels. Tell your doctor all of the medicines that you take.
- Using too much alcohol.
- Having conditions such as Reference vitamin B12 anemia Opens New Window or Reference iron deficiency anemia Opens New Window.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference December 20, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Brian Leber, MDCM, FRCPC - Hematology |
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