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Table 2.5 ~-Weight Changes Groups [ and II
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(GE CATEGORIES
BEL WT. EARS

BELow It vears

ABOVE 1h YEARS

'rROLE
Number observed.

|

Number that gained weigh:
Average gain ({b.)_.
W a-1e O

Spread of loss {lb.)

3.5

5-10. O
1)

.

2
9

4

KO)

.!

g
3
2.7
2-4
6
2

+ 5-5

Q. 5-4. 0

-

Number that lost weight

Percent of group tha: lost «eight

xh

None of these women had

abnormal symptoms referable to pregnancy,
and as far as could be determined, pregnancy
continued in a normal fashion. In Group If.
one woman was in the second trimester,

No ab-

normality was detected. Fetal movements were
unaffected in the individual in the thirtr.
mester. The hematologic changes of the pregNant womenare listed in Tabie 2

Twe inat-

viduals in the first trimester had a marked depression of platelets out ut no time was there

any vaginal bleeding. So far, the exposure ‘0
radiation has not had a deleterious effect cn
pregnancy. .At the Lz month reexamination 11]
of the above womenlad delivered. (ine baby
wis born dead: the others were nernal
[rte
ease of the one still born. cradiition oecurred
to the mother either before couception or ear 4
in the first trimester

Special Examination of Eves

Ar 3 anp 6 Monrits aro phthaimologist 1s

amined the eves of allexpeased iid vidirad:

'

1), 5-8
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Average loss (Ib.) .
Spread of loss (Ib.}

1-31.5
2

fh o-3. 5

a

Spread of gain ilb.)

2.8

it

i

th 3-40

Percent of group thar lost «eikht

the third trimester.

36

oO

3

Spread of gain (lb.)
Number that lost weigh
Average loss ilb }

Number observed _
Number that gained weighr
Average gain (lb.}.

24

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Table J.6.~-Blood Counts on Pregnant Individuals
in Groups Iand II
.

:
Serewess
7

Lowest

ye
Phareuer
ws

LOW

RCTEST

Lownst

3, DOO

ite

NECTROCOUNT

rROOP
rs |

35, O00

4, 500

ret

30, OU

5, OOO

2, 500

eee itt

ESO. OU

#, OOD

3, YOO

nye

120 900

FO. G00

7, DOO

17a), GOO

7, OOO

3, 200

Hore

bers

f

No escons ascribable to tonizing radiation were
see!
Vr iZ months slit lanip examinations and

ohorogrpie recordings of the cornea and lens
were giade on nonexposed, and on the Rongelap
coe
Pheanenience of ocular lesions was not
y Moers.

othe twowureanps

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