Anemia - symptoms, sign, causes, treatment

Anemia is very common disease in pregnancy. Anemia is mainly caused by an acquired or hereditary abnormality of red blood cells (RBC) or its precursors, or may be a manifestation of an nonhematologic disorder. Anemia can also make you feel more tired than usual during your pregnancy. Iron deficiency can occur due to lack of iron in the diets. If this continues, anemia results. Anemia is a manifestation of iron deficiency when it is relatively severe.

Anemia Information

The main cause of anemia in pregnancy is iron deficiency as the result shows. Anemia is defined as a decrease in the circulating RBC mass and a corresponding decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. Anemia, unless it is severe, is unlikely to harm your baby, although iron deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of preterm birth and low birthweight. Mild anemia are often assymptomatic.

Anemia symptoms

Common signs and symptoms of anemia are pallor (color of skin, palms, oral and conjunctival mucous membrane and nail beds), tachycardia, ejection sistolic murmur, mild peripheral edema and venous hums and wide pulse pressure. Here are the list of symptoms Anemia:

• Dizziness
  headache,
• syncope,
• tinnitus
• vertigo
• irritability
• difficulty sleeping or concentrating are more frequent in severe chronic anemia.

Types of Anemia

Sideroblastic anemia

Sickle-cell anemia

Macrocytic anemia

Megaloblastic Anemia

Pernicious anemia