MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Iron Needs for Women of Childbearing Age Adult women of childbearing age between the ages of 19 and 50 need 18 milligrams of iron a day. By comparison, men in the same age group need only 8 milligrams. The reason women need higher amounts than men is to replenish the blood lost every month through menstruation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. Blood needs iron to carry oxygen through the body-but some people don’t have enough iron. Women are more likely than men to have an iron deficiency because they lose blood during menstruation. Pregnancy and childbirth can also cause iron deficiency.

Detailed explanation-3: -Daily basal iron losses are limited to between 0.90 and 1.02 mg/day in nonmenstruating women (Green et al., 1968). The majority of absorbed iron is lost in the feces. Daily iron losses from urine, gastrointestinal tract, and skin are approximately 0.08, 0.6, and 0.2 to 0.3 mg/day, respectively.

Detailed explanation-4: -The average pregnant woman needs about 30 mg of elemental iron per day to meet the new demands of extra blood volume, the developing placenta, and growing fetus. Most combination prenatal vitamins contain this much iron, which is nearly double the amount a nonpregnant woman requires.