Comparative Study of Platelet Count in Different Trimesters of Pregnancy and in Non- Pregnant Women of Same Age Group.
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2013-02
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Abstract
Thrombocytes are essential for hemostasis. Increase
as well as decrease in platelet count has been reported to
affect the outcome of pregnancy in various studies. This
study was done to find if there was any variation in the
total count of platelets in the peripheral blood in different
trimesters of pregnancy, when compared to the nonpregnant
individuals of same age group in the local
population. Peripheral blood samples were taken from
pregnant women of 18-36 years of age. 20 subjects of
each trimester were tested. Samples were collected from
20 non-pregnant subjects of comparable age group for
control. Platelet count was done by Brecher and Cronkite
method. In the non-pregnant group, the mean platelet count
was 208500 per cu mm of blood (±50157). The mean
platelet counts per cu mm of blood in the three consecutive
trimesters were: 255900, 274800 and 283900 respectively.
All the values were significantly higher (p<0.001) when
compared to the non-pregnant group. Our study shows
there is a definite rise in the total platelet count as pregnancy
progresses towards completion. But the count does not
exceed the reference values as per international standard.
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thrombocytes, pregnancy, trimesters
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Das (Sarkar) Kakali, Kumar Mandal Salil, Sur Mukherjee Suranjana. Comparative Study of Platelet Count in Different Trimesters of Pregnancy and in Non- Pregnant Women of Same Age Group. Indian Medical Gazette. 2013 Feb ; 147 (2): 69-73.