abstract background: cut380a intra uterine device intra uterine device (iud) is used in the health system of iran. the most important and frequent side effects of the iuds are hypermenorrhea and polymenorrhea. in iran, iron supplement are not prescribed for the iud users and there are no documents indicating their iron reservation status. this study was performed to determine the iron status in...

Background: Female adolescents aged 10 to 19 years are at remarkable risk of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (Ret-He) is an initial indicator incorporation in red blood cells (RBCs) and reflects the functional availability RBCs.
 Objective: This study aimed assess diagnostic performance Ret-He identify IDA determine a specific cut-off value for Thai female ...

Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein1 (LRG1) has been shown to be associated with several health conditions; however, its association iron deficiency anemia, especially in children, not previously explored. In this study, we investigated the between LRG1 and anemia markers, including hemoglobin (Hb), albumin, red cell distribution width (RDW), iron, ferritin, Hb transferrin saturation. A total of 431 ...

Iron deficiency (ID) is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in the world, particularly in developing countries. Blood samples and a qualitative FFQ on Fe- and vitamin C-rich foods were obtained in 180 adolescent girls aged 12 to 17 years living in two boarding schools from south Benin. ID, defined as serum ferritin either 73 micromol/l or transferrin saturation<20%, was found in 32% of ...

background: the aim of the present study was to assess the mean corpuscular volume (mcv) as a surrogate marker for detecting early iron deficiency prior to definitive investigation and treatment. materials and methods: this study was done on one hundred students in swada preparatory school – sharkia governorate from 2010 to 2011. they were subdivided into three groups: group (a): comprised of 3...