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Elevated MCV?

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amyem · 24/01/2019 20:05

Hi,

I'm 32 weeks pregnant and had a letter today following my blood tests saying that I have elevated MCV.

The letter doesn't explain what this means or tell me that I need to take anything so naturally now I'm worried as I have no idea about any of it. It just says that I'll need to have another blood test 6 weeks after the birth.

Does anyone have experience of this or any midwives around who know what this actually means? I just wish they would explain things in the letter!

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SinkyMalinks · 25/01/2019 06:58

Your red blood cells are larger than normal. Can be a sign of low folate or b12 but is a normal finding in pregnancy. I’m surprised they want to repeat.

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