One of the main indicators, revealed in the general clinical analysis of blood, is the rate of erythrocyte sedimentation (ESR). Another name for it in the medical community is the reaction of erythrocyte sedimentation (ROE). Based on the results of the blood test, the doctor determines the presence or absence of the inflammatory process, the degree of its manifestation, and prescribes appropriate therapy.
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in women
The rate of erythrocyte sedimentation rate in women and men is different. Also, normal indicators are associated with the age of the subject and his physiological condition. In women, the rate of erythrocyte sedimentation is normally 3-15 mm / h, in males - 2-10 mm / h. In newborns, the normal values are 0 to 2 mm / h, in infancy - 12-17 mm / h. Also increased in elderly people. So in individuals who have reached the age of 60, the norm is the ESR of 15-20 mm / h.
Increased rate of erythrocyte sedimentation in women
If we consider the reasons for the change in the rate of erythrocyte sedimentation, then they can be classified into two main groups:
- Physiological, not related to ailments;
- pathological, signaling the development of the disease in the body.
ESR in the absence of disease can be increased for the following reasons:
- exhaustion resulting from prolonged fasting or a stiff diet;
- obesity of 2 degrees or more;
- anemia ;
- reception of vitamins;
- introduction of artificial blood plasma;
- vaccination.
In addition, in women, the elevated rate of erythrocyte sedimentation in the blood is characteristic of pregnancy (sometimes it can also occur during lactation). In pregnant women, the normal value in the second and third semesters should not exceed 30-40 mm / h. Often, women have an increase in ESR when taking hormonal contraceptives.
Faster erythrocytes settle in a number of diseases:
- acute and chronic infections of the respiratory tract, genitourinary system, etc .;
- mycoses;
- helminthiases;
- malignant tumors;
- oncological diseases of blood (myeloma, leukemia, etc.);
- renal pathologies;
- systemic rheumatological problems.
The increase in ESR is also observed when:
- intoxication of the body ;
- injuries, in the first place, burns;
- reception of glucocorticoids.
The repeated general analysis of the blood is important from the point of view of the dynamics of the course of the inflammatory process. On it the expert judges efficiency of spent treatment.