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Recurrent pregnancy lossOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
In an attempt to assess the relationship between red blood cell indices, platelet indices and recurrent pregnancy loss. This prospective study was conducted at obstetric outpatient clinic and department at Menoufia University Hospital and Benha Teaching Hospital from September 2020 to September 2021.
The study was conducted on 150 women. Those women were divided into two groups:
group (A): 100 women who had history of recurrent pregnancy loss.
group (B): 50 women who had given birth at term (>37 weeks of gestation) to healthy infants (control group).
Recurrent miscarriage is defined as three or more consecutive pregnancy losses at or less than 20 weeks of gestation or with a fetal weight less than 500 grams.
After taking an informed consent from all women involved in the study, they were subjected to complete history taking, clinical examination, and all investigation. A complete blood count test was performed, via an automated hematological analyzer that automatically measures several blood cell parameters, including Platelet indices and RBCs indices.
The present study found that there was a statistically significant difference among both group regarding PDW, RDW-SD and RDW-CV.
The present study concluded that the use of red cell indices and platelet indices may be useful in predicting recurrent pregnancy loss, and so pregnancy outcome, but not a diagnostic test for the cause.
However, more studies needed with larger sample size, multicenter randomized control study with the consideration of the thromboembolic precipitating risk factors, such as immobilization, surgery, or trauma.