Efectividad del tratamiento de anemia ferropénica en mujeres embarazadas: comparación entre el régimen de hierro en monoterapia y su combinación con vitamina C

Abstract

Blood deficiency anemia is one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide, which has major consequences for the health of different population groups; This condition is treated mainly with blood supplements, which have been used as a standard treatment to restore blood levels in the body. However, clinical results have not always been satisfactory, due to a decrease in water absorption, which may be limited by the presence of substances such as calcium, phytates and tannins, which inhibit their uptake in the gastrointestinal tract; This difficulty contributes to the fact that many patients are unable to restore their blood levels effectively. This is why it is important to add components such as vitamin C to the treatment that help improve the bioavailability of the body. This study compared the effectiveness of iron-deficiency anemia treatment in pregnant women using an iron regimen and its combination with vitamin C. A literature review was conducted of experimental scientific articles obtained from databases such as PubMed, Taylor & Francis, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Scielo, and others, published in the last 10 years in Spanish and English. The results of the study demonstrated that the combined administration of iron and vitamin C supplements has a more favorable synergistic effect on the treatment of anemia than iron supplementation alone. The impact of this treatment was evidenced by the elevation toward normal values of iron biomarkers, hematological indices, and red blood cell indices, indicating improvement in iron-deficiency anemia.