Collaborative Research and Support of Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center DWH Research Program Projects. Gastrointestinal Lesions in Iron Deficient Premenopausal Women. Protocol 4
Abstract
Iron deficiency anemia is a very common occurrence in premenopausal women and is usually attributed to blood loss from menses, and not further evaluated. However, in the postmenopausal female, gastrointestinal lesions that account for the iron deficiency are found in approximately 7O% of patients. In the premenopausal group of women, no study has been performed to look at the incidence of gastrointestinal lesions and their potential relation to the iron deficiency. We propose to evaluate premenopausal women with iron deficiency anemia, with upper and lower endoscopy to document the incidence of gastrointestinal lesions in this population.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA332392
Entities
People
- James E. Cremins
- Robert L. Hayes
- Scott Bennion
- Thomas Kepczyk