Mahmoud Soliman
Cairo University, Egypt
Title: Seropositivity of Helicobacter pylori among pregnant Egyptian females with hyperemesis gravidarum, anemia and effect of eradication of Helicobacter pylori in treatment of Anemia
Biography
Biography: Mahmoud Soliman
Abstract
Aim: Aim of this study is to detect the relationship between H. pylori infection and pregnancy related disorders: Anemia and hyperemesis gravidarum.
Patients & Method: Our study is prospective case control study in which patients pregnant 6-12 weeks of gestation are divided into three groups: Control group of 144 patients, hyperemesis gravidarum group of 88 patients, anemia group of 128 patients. Seropositivity for Helicobacter pylori is studied in each group in addition H. pylori positive patients in anemia group are divided into two groups and asked to return in second trimester and one group of them took treatment of anemia alone, while the other one took treatment of anemia and H. pylori treatment and the change in HB levels were detected in both groups.
Results: The percentage of H. pylori seropositive patients in the control group was 45.8%, in hyperemesis group 86.4%, while in the anemia group was 84.4% (p< 0.001). The change in HB in the group which was given treatment of anemia alone was 0.936±0.325 while it was 1.438±0.354 in the group, which was given treatment for anemia plus treatment to eradicate H. pylori (P<0.001).