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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
balancing low ferritin levels and frequent donation.
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<blockquote data-quote="andyn2b8s" data-source="post: 24240" data-attributes="member: 12206"><p>Nelson, I'd love to hear your opinion on balancing low ferritin levels and frequent donation. I have read all the posts on this site that seemed to relate best to my question.</p><p></p><p>I've been on trt for almost 3 years. I inject twice a week to keep the spikes lower. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I've been giving blood every 8 weeks (max allowed by United Blood Services) for that whole time. My ferritin level last I checked was low even though I eat lots of spinach and take an iron pill every day. Yet my hgb is still high (19.6 today). So I increased my iron pill to twice a day and I'm thinking I need to increase my donations to every 2-4 weeks. I'll draw out a pint every week for the next few weeks to get it down in a reasonable amount of time. I'll be checking my hgb often to see where I'm at. And yes I take baby aspirin and 3g fish oil every day to avoid major problems.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It seems like people like to advise avoiding iron to keep hgb under control. But unfortunately, that also creates a serum ferritin deficiency in people with high erythropoesis. Obviously iron is good for more than just hemoglobin. So instead, I do the opposite and supplement iron to keep my ferritin normal while using phlebotomy to lower hgb/hct.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, I'd love to hear your opinion on this.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andyn2b8s, post: 24240, member: 12206"] Nelson, I'd love to hear your opinion on balancing low ferritin levels and frequent donation. I have read all the posts on this site that seemed to relate best to my question. I've been on trt for almost 3 years. I inject twice a week to keep the spikes lower. I've been giving blood every 8 weeks (max allowed by United Blood Services) for that whole time. My ferritin level last I checked was low even though I eat lots of spinach and take an iron pill every day. Yet my hgb is still high (19.6 today). So I increased my iron pill to twice a day and I'm thinking I need to increase my donations to every 2-4 weeks. I'll draw out a pint every week for the next few weeks to get it down in a reasonable amount of time. I'll be checking my hgb often to see where I'm at. And yes I take baby aspirin and 3g fish oil every day to avoid major problems. It seems like people like to advise avoiding iron to keep hgb under control. But unfortunately, that also creates a serum ferritin deficiency in people with high erythropoesis. Obviously iron is good for more than just hemoglobin. So instead, I do the opposite and supplement iron to keep my ferritin normal while using phlebotomy to lower hgb/hct. Again, I'd love to hear your opinion on this. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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