IV INFUSION · DEIRA, DUBAI
Female Balance
A B-complex with 1,000 mg of inositol and 5 mg of active folate, plus two vials of vitamin D3.
About this infusion
The infusion carries 1,000 mg of inositol — a sugar alcohol involved in cell signalling, particularly the insulin pathway — with 5 mg of calcium L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate, which is folate in the active form that does not need converting by the MTHFR enzyme first. Two 1 ml vials supply 20,000 IU of vitamin D3.
The folate content is worth noting for anyone who might become pregnant: folate matters before conception rather than after, and it is normally taken daily by mouth rather than as a one-off infusion.
What is in it
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Your doctor may consider it for
- Demonstrated vitamin D, B12 or folate deficiency
- Nutritional support alongside gynaecological care already under way
Not suitable for
- Period problems, PCOS or fertility concerns on their own — those are a gynaecology consultation
- Replacing daily folic acid before or during pregnancy
- Anyone pregnant, without their obstetrician agreeing it first
What the evidence says
PCOS, irregular periods and fertility questions are diagnosed and managed with history, blood tests and ultrasound. Both of our obstetrics and gynaecology specialists are female and a scan is included in the consultation, which for these concerns is a far more useful appointment than an infusion. Where a deficiency is found alongside, correcting it is reasonable. Why a drip rather than a tablet. The gut can only absorb so much at once. Given into a vein, a nutrient reaches levels swallowing it cannot.1
Where it clearly helps. When a blood test shows a real shortfall. Correcting a proven vitamin D deficiency follows published clinical guidelines.2
Where it is less certain. If nothing is lacking. A placebo-controlled trial of a classic vitamin drip found no meaningful difference from placebo.3
That is the whole reason we assess first and test before we treat.
Questions people ask
PCOS is diagnosed with your cycle history, hormone and blood sugar tests, and an ultrasound of the ovaries — and managed according to what matters most to you, whether that is cycles, skin and hair, or fertility. That is a gynaecology consultation, and a scan is included in it.
Not without your obstetrician agreeing it. And folate before conception is taken daily by mouth, not as a single infusion, so this does not replace it.
References
- Padayatty SJ, Sun H, Wang Y, et al.. Vitamin C pharmacokinetics: implications for oral and intravenous use. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004. PMID 15068981. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-140-7-200404060-00010Intravenous vitamin C reaches plasma concentrations that oral dosing cannot, because absorption in the gut is saturable.
- Holick MF, Binkley NC, Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Gordon CM, Hanley DA, Heaney RP, Murad MH, Weaver CM. Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011;96(7):1911-30. PMID 21646368. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-0385The Endocrine Society's guideline on correcting a demonstrated vitamin D deficiency, including high-dose repletion regimens.
- Ali A, Njike VY, Northrup V, et al.. Intravenous micronutrient therapy (Myers' Cocktail) for fibromyalgia: a placebo-controlled pilot study. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2009. PMID 19250003. doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0410Both the infusion and the placebo improved symptoms, with no statistically significant difference between them — cited for what it did NOT show.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.