title: [Iron-deficiency anaemia in everyday gynaecological practice].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Iron-deficiency anaemia /IDA/ is of utmost significance to clinical practice. Chronic haemorrhages from the genital tract are the major etiological factor for its appearance in 60-70% of the patients. Abnormal genital bleeding for the specialist in Obstetrics and gynaecology and IDA for the haematologist are frequently met problems in their everyday practice, which require detailed examination, good colaboration and synchronization between the work of both specialists.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Diagnosing and etiological treatment of IDA of gynaecologic origin by mutual timely and adequate co-operation of gynaecologist and haematologist.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical survey based on the algorithm worked out. Its everyday application started in July-August 2001 and till today /30.04.2003/ 253 cases with IDA in the Department of Gynaecology are taken in. A record of proceedings was made for every patient and that helped the further diagnostic and therapeutic activity and respective data processing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data and results obtained verify the achievement of final diagnostic specification of IDA, the role of the algorithm as a stepping-stone to its etiological treatment, complete and durable correction of iron deficiency.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lukanova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Popov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged