Menstrual blood loss is an independent determinant of hemoglobin and ferritin levels in premenopausal blood donors.

Sofie Ekroos Jan H M Karregat Elena ToffolJohanna CastrénMikko Arvas Katja van den Hurk

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2024)

Menstrual blood loss and blood donation were the most important determinants of iron status in premenopausal women. Thus, results suggest that accounting for menstrual blood loss in donation interval guidelines may benefit blood donors.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
breast cancer risk
polycystic ovary syndrome
iron deficiency
clinical practice
early breast cancer
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
red blood cell