I'm 24w and FTM. Yesterday at my prenatal appt. my OB briefly explained I have a small ovarian cyst during my 2nd ultrasound (20 weeks). She didn't seem concern. She explained it's common during pregnancy and it should go away after delivery. If not, then we will discuss more about it.
Labs: Lab results are meaningful only in the context of the person. High MCHC in a healthy person may simply be a problem with the calibration of the machine or reflect that reference ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies fall outside on either end. I'd ignore sed rate / ESR.
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) is the average concentration of hemoglobin in red blood cells. It is a value you will see reported as part of a Complete Blood Count (CBC) test. MCHC is one of the red blood cell (RBC) indices, and it is used to help diagnose the type, cause, and severity of anemia. 1  Normal Range for MCHC: 32-36 grams/deciliter in adults. 2  A low MCHC means that there is less hemoglobin in each red cell regardless of the size of the red cell, known as hypochromia. It is seen in iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia. A high MCHC is known as hyperchromia, with a higher concentration of hemoglobin in each red cell than is normal.