I would consult further with an endo or dr who knows parathyroid problems. It does suggest some looking into. Have you had any recent calcium tests done?
Your ferritin is a little low for a woman...should be above a 70. I would take a food source only of iron. You can find good liquid ones at the health food stores.
Estrogen levels cannot be determined by one test. There are several blood tests for estrogen that need to be done...and doing them along side a complete saliva hormone panel is even better. Then you can see active and storage. If you do a complete saliva panel you can check your whole hormonal system just about. Also your estrogen levels change througout your cycle.
Hi, laura,
What do you mean by a food source only of iron? Did you mean that you don't take the OTC drug supplement of iron?
I am kinda worried about my high level of folate, too. It is so weird.
For Calcium tests, I haven't had the ionized tested yet, which could make more sense. for the serum calcium, it is normal.
Estrogen level fluctate,yes. But there are different ranges according to different cycles of women. Unfortunately, I can not have the saliva tests, just blood tests.
There is a liquid form of narural iron called Floradix I think? It is made from food source so it is much easier for your body to absorb. The over the counter pills are rough on the body and will constipate you.
Folic acid or Folate is B9 vitamin. It has a very low toxicity level. Did you eat a lot of leafy green vegetables before testing? Also found in some seeds and nuts, etc. It can also mask B12 deficiency in testing. I think I would look more into that with further testing of B12 testing. It consists of more than a B12 test...there are others to be run to check enzymes, etc.
There are more than 1 type of estrogen to be tested in bloodwork too. If all aren't done you cannot get a complete profile. Also have to be done according to cycle. Are you on any hormones? If so then you won't get any accurate results either.
Hope this helps you further.
High folic acid is a good thing unless your b12 is low.
Better tests to go along with the serum b12 are MMA (methylmalonic acid) and nutritional homocysteine.
My endo tested my Estradiol on day 2 and day 12 of my cycle. There are specific lab ranges for each.
A good iron is Ferrochel. It is iron bis-glycinate and is known to be gentle. I use it and do well. I take it at bedtime. Ferrous sulfate was terrible.
Hi, kitty.
Is that Estradiol Estrogen? I don't know the difference. If not, what is Estrogen?
Hi, laura,
Yes, I am on T4 hormone treatment for my hypothyroidism. There are two types of Estrogen? I have Estradiol tested only. And the other one could be used for pregnant women I think.What is enzyme check?
For iron supplement, I am taking the Ferrous Fumarate made by GNC, what do you think? I am taking vitamin B6,B12 and C,too.
Yes, estradiol is the major form of estrogen in humans.
I think that Laura is referring to the MMA and homocysteine when she mentions "enzymes".
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/mma/test.html
MMA is methylmalonic acid. It is a blood test that helps diagnose B12 deficiency.
Yes MMA is what I was talking about. I do think there is a B12 deficiency here. The MCV and MCH levels are high which shows anemia....usually B12 with high levels.
The MMA will test to see if you have enough of this enzyme to absorb B12, if not it is called pernicious anemia. Easily taken care of with injections. Sometimes people can get away with taking a B12 vitamin sublingually.
Just more info for you....lol
The link Kitty gave you is a good one for explaining.
Thanks,
For my low Estrogen, if it is still low, what is the reason for it? what do you think to improve it? Some take hormone supplement, but it is said that is no good for health in some medical books.
Thanks again.
How old are you? Could it be perimenopause?
An FSH test can help diagnose that along with the estradiol.
Hi, kitty.
I am sorry that I am at 20's.
I would do more sex hormone tests to confirm. The time I have this tested is the fourth day of menstruating. The reference range is also defined for that.