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<blockquote data-quote="dnfuss" data-source="post: 169997" data-attributes="member: 15487"><p>What are your most recent lab values for hematocrit and ferritin?</p><p></p><p>I had a similar issue. My hematocrit was never really high (pre-TRT level of 44.8, rose as high as 47.2), but my ferritin certainly was (596 pre-TRT). I now think that was probably more of an indication of inflammation than excessive iron stores (ferritin is also an acute phase reactant). But I wanted to reduce it and thought best way would be blood donation. I was a little too zealous and began to donate every two months, which is generally the maximum frequency allowed by donation centers. I had my ferritin measured again after three donations (six months later).</p><p></p><p>My ferritin measured at 3!!</p><p></p><p>I stopped donating and began taking a low-dose iron supplement every day (ferrous bisglycinate, 25 mg.) until the bottle ran out (three months). I then had new labs done, and my ferritin was back up to 174. Since then I have not taken any supplemental iron nor donated blood more frequently than every six months.</p><p></p><p>It's very easy to get on a roller coaster, taking ferritin too low with too-frequent blood donation and then raising it too high with supplemental iron. Preferable to find stability without either if possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dnfuss, post: 169997, member: 15487"] What are your most recent lab values for hematocrit and ferritin? I had a similar issue. My hematocrit was never really high (pre-TRT level of 44.8, rose as high as 47.2), but my ferritin certainly was (596 pre-TRT). I now think that was probably more of an indication of inflammation than excessive iron stores (ferritin is also an acute phase reactant). But I wanted to reduce it and thought best way would be blood donation. I was a little too zealous and began to donate every two months, which is generally the maximum frequency allowed by donation centers. I had my ferritin measured again after three donations (six months later). My ferritin measured at 3!! I stopped donating and began taking a low-dose iron supplement every day (ferrous bisglycinate, 25 mg.) until the bottle ran out (three months). I then had new labs done, and my ferritin was back up to 174. Since then I have not taken any supplemental iron nor donated blood more frequently than every six months. It's very easy to get on a roller coaster, taking ferritin too low with too-frequent blood donation and then raising it too high with supplemental iron. Preferable to find stability without either if possible. [/QUOTE]
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