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Ferritin is low but iron/saturation are high-Should I worry about iron overload?
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Ferritin is low but iron/saturation are high-Should I worry about iron overload?
Khohoh
On iron supplement per doctors instructions. Ferritin is 43 (doc wants it at 70 to stop hair loss), total iron is 185 (normal range 27-159), iron saturation is 56% (normal range is 15-55%)
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