Open AccessGastrointestinal Complications of Ferrous Sulfate in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Esmat Jafarbegloo,
Hoda Ahmari Tehran,
Tahmineh Dadkhah Tehrani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.5812/ircmj.15001
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , ferrous , pregnancy , hemoglobin , randomized controlled trial , gastroenterology , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , metallurgy , genetics
It can be concluded that GI complications in pregnant women using ferrous sulfate are mostly caused by physiologic changes of pregnancy rather than ferrous sulfate; therefore, it is not reasonable to stop using ferrous sulfate due to GI complications.
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