The effect of normal and high dose iron supplementation on serum ferritin levels during pregnancy

Blunden, Robert W.; Casey, G.; Giorgio, B.; Ho, J. Q. K.; Petrucco, O. M.; Kimber, R.J.

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“…Because of hemodilution and an increase in erythropoiesis, serum iron and ferritin levels decrease, and transferrin and TIBC levels increase during pregnancy [25,26]. Although the subjects did not have iron deficiency anemia, iron supplementation may be recommended during pregnancy because of their low dietary iron intake.…”

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Chicken extract affects colostrum protein compositions in lactating women

Chao¹,

Tseng²,

Chang³

et al. 2004

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

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Section: Controlmentioning

confidence: 90%

Chicken extract affects colostrum protein compositions in lactating women

Chao¹,

Tseng²,

Chang³

et al. 2004

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

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Serum ferritin values in Nigerian pregnant women

Nnatu¹,

Oluboyede²

1986

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Serum ferritin values have been studied in 28 indigenous Nigerian pregnant women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. The mean serum ferritin value in the second trimester is higher than that in the third trimester, however, the difference is not statistically significant. When our results are related to those of Fenton and co-workers in 1977 (Fenton V, Cavill I, Fisher J: Iron stores in pregnancy. Br J Haem 37: 145, 1977) it appears that serum ferritin decreases in early pregnancy and that this decrease is maintained through the second and third trimesters and towards term, irrespective of adequate iron supplementation. It also seems that the pre-pregnancy serum ferritin level is achieved 5-8 weeks post-delivery. Our results also underline the sensitivity of serum ferritin evaluation in pregnancy, and reinforce the concept that fetal requirement for iron occurs significantly during the later half of pregnancy.

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Serum transferrin and ferritin in pubertal boys: relations to body growth, pubertal stage, erythropoiesis, and iron deficiency

Anttila

Siimes

1996

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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We studied serum transferrin and ferritin concentrations in relation to individual body growth, stage of puberty, blood hemoglobin, and red blood cell iron (RBCI) in 60 prepubertal or early pubertal boys at 3-mo intervals for 18 mo. One-third of the boys had increased serum transferrin concentrations and almost all had decreased ferritin concentrations during the followup. No change in mean transferrin was observed but the individual 18-mo increments in transferrin correlated positively with the increments in hemoglobin (r = 0.55, P < 0.001) and in estimated RBCI (r = 0.31, P = 0.02). Serum transferrin remained stable at different genital stages, but ferritin was lower in the pubertal than in the prepubertal boys. Transferrin concentrations at 18 mo correlated positively with the preceding weight velocities. The rise in transferrin did not lead to an increase in iron-deficiency anemia. In contrast, transferrin rose in boys whose hemoglobin increased. In pubertal boys with relatively ample iron status, serum transferrin may be an indicator of increased availability of iron for erythropoiesis. The declining ferritin concentration indicates that part of the extra iron is mobilized through redistribution from stores to red blood cell mass and is generally associated with greatly increasing absorption. Thus, the pubertal changes in transferrin and ferritin are not necessarily indications of iron deficiency.

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The effect of normal and high dose iron supplementation on serum ferritin levels during pregnancy

Cited by 6 publications

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Chicken extract affects colostrum protein compositions in lactating women

Chicken extract affects colostrum protein compositions in lactating women

Serum ferritin values in Nigerian pregnant women

Serum transferrin and ferritin in pubertal boys: relations to body growth, pubertal stage, erythropoiesis, and iron deficiency

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