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PLASMA FERRITIN LEVELS AS AN INDEX OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN WOMEN USING INTRAUTERINE DEVICES
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10684.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 86, Issue 1, pages 51–55, January 1979
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Guillebaud, J., Barnett, M. D. and Gordon, Y. B. (1979), PLASMA FERRITIN LEVELS AS AN INDEX OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN WOMEN USING INTRAUTERINE DEVICES. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 51–55. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10684.x
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Summary
Forty-seven women were studied before and for one year after insertion of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD). The menstrual blood loss increased in 44 subjects (94 per cent), and this was related to the surface area of the IUCD. Plasma ferritin levels in the iron deficient range (below 16 ug/l) were present in 9 subjects (19 per cent) before insertion of the IUCD, whereas by the end of one year, 21 subjects (45 per cent) had reached these levels. The incidence of depressed ferritin levels was highest in subjects with a monthly blood loss exceeding 80 ml. The haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume measurements declined progressively, but were less sensitive predictors of iron deficiency. These findings indicate the need to monitor iron status and administer oral iron replacement therapy in subjects with an IUCD.