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Average erythrocyte volume (MCV)

Medical expert of the article

Professor Ofer SHPILBERG

Hematologist, oncohematologist

Alexey Kryvenko, medical expert
Last reviewed: 20.10.2021

Reference (normal) values of MCV

Age	Women, fl	Men, fl
Blood from the umbilical cord	98-118	98-118
1-3 days	95-121	95-121
1 week	88-126	88-126
2 weeks	86-124	86-124
1 month	85-123	85-123
2 months	77-115	77-115
3-6 months	77-108	77-108
0.5-2 years	72-89	70-99
3-6 years old	76-90	76-89
7-12 years old	76-91	76-81
13-19 years old	80-96	79-92
20-29 years old	82-96	81-93
30-39 years old	81-98	80-93
40-49 years	80-100	81-94
50-59 years	82-99	82-94
60-65 years	80-99	81-100
More than 65 years	80-100	78-103

Average erythrocyte volume (MCV)

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