| Abstract: | 3 groups of women, aged 15-71 years, were examined: a control group of 17 healthy women and 11 women with blood complications who had nver received steroid treatments, a 2nd group of patients with complications similar to the 1st groups' who were treated with the steroid preparation Enkorton-Polfa (for 5-10 days at 20-50 mg daily), and a 3rd group of 20 patients with similar prolonged complciations from 4 weeks to 5 years) who were treated with the steroid preparation Enkorton-Polfa in daily doses of 10-160 mg. Sex chromatin from these 3 groups was studied using the method of Sanderson and Stewart and the results compared. A lower percentage of sex chromatin bodies was found in those treated with steroids. Significant statistical differences were found in the comparison of the standard deviations of sex chromatin count: Group 1, + or -13%; Group 2, + or -10% before treatment and + or -5% during treatment; and Group 3, + or -8%. |
