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Is it normal in second and in third trimester to have up to 15000 WBC count ? ... ... . . . . .. . . .
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Its normal in 3rd trimester pregnancy if not associated with any symptoms.
Still go for urine R/E and C/S ...for asymptomatic bacteriuria
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WBC count normally increases during pregnancy, particularly later in pregnancy, and values around 15,000 can be seen. However, it should not automatically be considered normal without considering the differential count and symptoms such as fever, urinary symptoms or other signs of infection.
You may consult me on Practo with your CBC report and gestational age for a more specific interpretation.
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Good Question...
Yes White Blood cell ( WBC) Count of 15000 cells/uL is considered normal during the 2nd & 3rd Trimester of pregnancy.
A women's body naturally undergoes significant haematological changes to support the developing fetus...
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If no symptoms, its ok.
Yet u consult superspecialist like gynac for proper guidance
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Do consult
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kindly do connect and consult with me for better treatment plan and advice on your case via PRACTO app
Need some more history from your side
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Yeah, if you are asymptomatic.
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If you don’t have any symptoms of any infection it is physiological
But if symptomatic you have to do a differential count
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Dr. Rachna Pande
Internal Medicine
42 yrs exp
Bhopal
Yes it is normal, wbc count can rise upto 18,000.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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7 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Mr. Ashish
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Jind
WBC count can normally increase during pregnancy, mainly due to increased neutrophils. A count around 15,000/µL can be seen in pregnancy, especially later in pregnancy, but it should be interpreted along with symptoms and the differential count.
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please correlate with your symptoms and CBC differential. If you have fever, burning urination, cough, abdominal pain or other signs of infection, consult your gynecologist for further evaluation
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Do not take antibiotics just because of an elevated WBC count. If you are otherwise well, this may simply be physiological leukocytosis of pregnancy. A markedly higher count (e.g. >20,000/µL) or abnormal differential needs further assessment.
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Dr. Reesha Varshney
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1 yrs exp
Bareilly
Other than the reports do you have any symptoms also ??
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