DOI: 10.36347/sasjm

Pages: 112-115

The present study aims to evaluate the relationship between mean platelet volume and recurrent pregnancy loss. This was a prospective study to the evaluation of 70 women who had a history of recurrent pregnancy loss and 70 pregnant women without a history of recurrent pregnancy loss in the first trimester. The mean age of cases was 27.0 ± 5.2 and controls was 27.1 ± 5.2 and mean body mass index (BMI) of cases and controls was 22.94 ± 3.39 and 23.11 ± 2.65 respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, BMI, haemoglobin, TLC, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration(p>0.05). Mean platelet volume levels were significantly higher in cases (11.48 ±1.32 fl) than controls (10.28 ±1.44 fl) (p =< 0.001). An increased mean platelet volume value in first-trimester pregnant women is associated with increased risk of pregnancy loss.