Anemia in reproductive-aged women


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Anemia is the most common health care problem, among women in particular. Lower hemoglobin count may be caused by a lot of factors, among which deficiency of trace elements has been recognized as essential for normal erythropoiesis. Irrespective of age, the main causes of anemia are deficiency of iron and folic acid, less frequently vitamin B 12. The etiology of each deficiency state may vary in different periods of a woman’s life, but the importance of clinical sequels of anemia is a maximum for reproductive-aged women, i.e. the negative effects of a deficiency affect not only their organism, but also pregnancy outcomes and neonatal health. Therapy regimens using iron, folic acid, B 12 or their combinations have been elaborated and practically introduced to prevent and correct deficiency states in reproductive-aged women.

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M. A Vinogradova

Academician V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: mary-grape@ya.ru
MD, senior research associate in transfusion department

T. A Fedorova

Academician V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: t_fyodorova@oparina4.ru
MD, PhD, Chief of transfusion department

E. V Strelnikova

Academician V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: e_strelnikova@oparina4.ru
PhD, transfusiologist of transfusion department

E. M Bakuridze

Academician V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: e_bakuridze@oparina4.ru
PhD, obstetrician-gynecologist of transfusion department

O. V Rogachevsky

Academician V.I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: o_rogachevskiy@oparina4.ru
MD, PhD, the leading scientific researcher in transfusion department

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