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PLATELET LIFESPAN IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AS DETERMINED BY A NONRADIOISOTOPIC TECHNIQUE
Author(s) -
Wallenburg H. C. S.,
Kessel P. H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15821.x
Subject(s) - platelet , pregnancy , medicine , significant difference , gestation , gestational age , obstetrics , physiology , biology , genetics
Summary A nonradioisotopic technique for determination of platelet lifespan was applied to 19 healthy women whose gestational ages were between 32 and 40 weeks. Nine non‐pregnant women and five men were also studied. Platelet counts were performed in all subjects. No significant difference was demonstrated between platelet lifespan in pregnant women (9·2 days), in non‐pregnant women (9·7 days) and in men (9·2 days). There was no significant difference between platelet counts in men and in non‐pregnant women, but the mean number of platelets in pregnant women was significantly lower. It is concluded that no significant changes in platelet behaviour appear to occur in normal pregnancy. We are grateful to Mrs P. Rotmans and Mr E. Haddeman for their advice and technical help.