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Serum ferritin in women of reproductive age
Author(s) -
TAYLOR DAVID J.,
MALLEN CAROL,
McDOVGALL NEIL,
LIND TOM
Publication year - 1982
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.1471-0528.1982.tb04654.x
Subject(s) - menstruation , ferritin , serum ferritin , radioimmunoassay , pregnancy , progestogen , menstrual cycle , medicine , physiology , population , childbirth , reproductive tract , obstetrics , endocrinology , gynecology , biology , hormone , environmental health , genetics
Summary. Serum ferritin, measured by radioimmunoassay, was studied in a population of 154 women of reproductive age and during a menstrual cycle in a group of 22 women. Serum ferritin concentrations ranged from 4.7 to 169 μg/1 (median 21.3 μg/1). Recent childbirth was associated with low serum ferritin values, whereas oestrogen/progestogen oral contraception and normal menstruation appeared to have little effect. In the absence of iron supplements, it appears to take up to 2 years after pregnancy before pre‐pregnancy serum ferritin values are regained.