Abstract
Background: Menopause is associated with several physiological variations in the body. It has significant effect on the biologically important constituents of plasma including blood counts.
Objective: To estimate the hemoglobin, hematocrit values in postmenopausal females and analyze the results.
Methods: Fifty Random blood samples of postmenopausal women were taken for the present study. Hemoglobin and hematocrit values were estimated by using a semi-automated hematology analyzer.
Results: Out of 50 cases analyzed, 72% cases had lower hemoglobin levels and their corresponding hematocrit values were also reduced.
Keywords: Postmenopausal women, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit.
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i10.53
