[Why is the gender of the patient important in prediction of recurrent duodenal ulcer bleeding?].

Results of treatment of 308 patients under 60 years of age with verified stopped ulcer duodenal bleeding were analyzed retrospectively. The number of recurrent bleedings among 85 women was less than among 223 men with similar location of ulcer, severity of blood loss and methods of treatment. Basing on the results of treatment of 99 patients who received no transfusions of blood components it was demonstrated that the velocity of erythrocytes and hemoglobin natural recovery after blood loss was significantly higher among women than among men.