title: Physiological macrocytosis of pregnancy.
abstract: In a prospective study of 40 women, mean corpuscular volume (MCV) values in second and third trimesters were compared between women who were iron deficient and those who were iron replete. There was no difference in the two groups. Hence reduced MCV seen in iron deficiency anaemia cannot be relied upon as an effective marker in pregnancy due to physiological macrocytosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India.
authors.forename: Asima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Neerja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhatla
authors.forename: Alka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kriplani
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins