What causes high d-dimer in pregnant women



Pregnant women with high d-dimer may physiological factors, may also be caused by pregnancy complications and other pathological factors.

1. physiological factors: pregnant women’s d-dimer is higher than non-pregnant people, pregnant women’s blood is in a state of high coagulation, and with the increase in gestational weeks, the d-dimer will also rise, in favor of post-partum hemorrhage, rapid coagulation.

2. pregnancy complications: pregnant women’s d-dimer in different gestational weeks have different normal ranges, if the results are too high or rise faster, may be the emergence of pregnancy complications, such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, vascular embolism disease and so on. It needs to be treated under the guidance of a doctor.

Pregnant women with high d-dimer need to consult the doctor in time. If anticoagulation is needed, low molecular heparin and other medications can be used under the guidance of the doctor, and regular review is required. At the same time, moderate activity during pregnancy to prevent double lower extremity thrombosis.