Pregnancy white blood cell high boy

After becoming pregnant, many parents hope to know the gender of the fetus immediately. However, in our country, fetal gender testing is not allowed. So many people will judge based on physical changes. This judgment does not have much medical basis. If the white blood cell count is high after pregnancy, it is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not mean that the fetus is a boy.

White blood cells are a general term for a type of cells in the blood, mainly including monocytes, lymphocytes, and neutrophils. The normal value of white blood cells is (4-10)×109/L. A value above this range is called leukocytosis.

1. Physiological factors

Many physiological factors can cause an increase in the total white blood cell count. For example: strenuous exercise; physical labor; long-term exposure to cold air in winter; a full meal or shower often results in a slight increase in white blood cell count. Physiological increase in white blood cell count is also seen during menstruation, ovulation, emotional stress, hunger, hypoglycemia, etc. However, the physiological increase in white blood cell count is temporary and will quickly return to normal once the influencing factors are removed. It may be that when stimulated by various physiological factors, the secretion of catecholamines in the body increases, causing marginal leukocytes to enter the circulation.

2. Pathological factors

(1) Various infections: They may be local or systemic. Certain bacterial infections, especially staphylococcal, streptococcal, pneumococcal, meningococcal infections, etc.; certain viral infections, such as poliomyelitis, measles, varicella virus, rabies virus infections, etc.; Rickettsia, Leptospira infections, syphilis, etc.; fungi, such as actinomycete infections, etc.

(2) Non-infectious inflammation: Rheumatic diseases such as rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, especially juvenile type, polyarteritis nodosa, dermatomyositis, vasculitis, etc., may increase the number of neutrophils, and are more likely to occur if combined with infection. Other inflammations such as nephritis, pancreatitis, colitis, thyroiditis, etc.

(3) Hematological diseases: Patients with chronic myeloproliferative diseases (chronic myeloid leukemia, polycythemia vera, idiopathic myeloid metaplasia, essential thrombocythemia), acute myeloid leukemia, acute myelomonocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, etc. have a significant increase in white blood cells.