Hematological profile of pregnant women in southwest of Nigeria

Changes in Haematological Indices in Normal Pregnancy

“…The decrease in PCV may be due to increase in plasma volume during pregnancy which causes haemodilution, and increased rate of infection especially malaria, hormonal changes, and conditions that promote fluid retention and iron deficiency. The result of the blood haemoglobin showed a significant difference ( < 0.05) between the test (10.00 ± 1.28) g/dL and the control group (11.71 ± 1.32) g/dL while lymphocytes, granulocytes, and platelets also showed significant differences ( < 0.05), although the white blood cell count (WBC) showed no significant difference, there was an increased level compared to the control; thus the observation of a no significant difference in the total WBC count is in variance with the studies of Osonuga et al [6], who observed a significant variation in the total WBC count of test groups compared to control. The observation of the various significant variations between the lymphocytes, granulocytes, and platelets has also been observed in previous studies by Wahed et al [11].…”

“…In normal pregnancy the haematological indices of an individual to a large extent reflect their general health [3] and many studies such as Osonuga et al [6] and Shaw et al [7] have identified the haematological indices of the pregnant woman as one of the factors affecting pregnancy. Anaemia (low haemoglobin) is a widely identified haematological abnormality [8] and it is also associated with adverse pregnancy outcome [9].…”

Effect of Solanum surattense seed on the oxidative potential of cauda epididymal spermatozoa

“…The citric acid content in the sperm suspension of the seed extract fed rats revealed a significant decrement indicating the reduced oxidative metabolism. Citric acid level in the sperm suspension forms the index towards the level of oxidative metabolism of the spermatozoa as well as the reproductive tissue [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] . The activity level of the enzyme iso-citrate dehydrogenase recorded significant depletion in the extract fed rats when compared with that of the control indicating the deranged oxidative potential in the sperm suspension.…”

Pre and Probiotic Intervention Package for Better Gut Health and Improved Immunopotency among Expectant Mothers

“…Osonuga et al 3 . Leukocytosis occurring during pregnancy may be due to the physiologic stress induced by the pregnant state.…”