[Comparative characterization of iron metabolism in primiparous and multiparous women]

Comparative assessment of iron metabolism in the population of multiparas and grand multiparas indicates that the latter are at risk to develop iron-deficiency anemia. Ferrokinetic parameters in both populations evidence iron deficiency, especially in grand multiparas. As shown by ferritin assays in the serum, body iron in the grand multiparas is 15.5 times less than that in healthy nonpregnant women. In grand multiparas iron deficiency presented in light and moderate degrees.