Do women with menorrhagia need iron?

Haematological indices of iron deficiency and serum ferritin concentrations were compared in 42 women complaining of menorrhagia and in 34 with normal menstrual loss. No significant differences in haemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular volume, or mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration were...

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Published in:BMJ 1982-04, Vol.284 (6323), p.1158-1158
Main Author: Lewis, G J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Blood
Erythrocyte Indices
Female
Ferritins
Ferritins - blood
Gynecology
Hematocrit
Hemoglobinometry
Humans
Iron - deficiency
Iron deficiency anemia
Menorrhagia
Menorrhagia - blood
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Summary:Haematological indices of iron deficiency and serum ferritin concentrations were compared in 42 women complaining of menorrhagia and in 34 with normal menstrual loss. No significant differences in haemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular volume, or mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration were found between the two groups. Serum ferritin concentrations were significantly lower (p less than 0.001) in patients with menorrhagia. Though the iron stores in these women were significantly reduced, only a few were anaemic. Thus, women complaining of heavy menstrual loss do not require prophylactic iron supplements.
ISSN:0007-1447
0267-0623
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.284.6323.1158