In this study design, each woman served as her own control and all factors remained constant except the pregnancy state. Early pregnancy causes a reduction in total lymphocytes of about 6% expressed as a percentage of total white cell count, and in CD4+ cells by 3% as a percentage of lymphocytes, or 100/mm3. We believe this fall can be accepted as definitive.
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