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HRT in Women
Do these Iron labs look Ok for my wife?
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<blockquote data-quote="Saul" data-source="post: 82471" data-attributes="member: 16541"><p>Vince is correct. </p><p>In some cases the body will react to infection or chronic disease by having available iron in the blood be bound to the protein ferritin to reduce the amount of iron around or available to the pathogen. The body is pretty amazing. This is because pathogens need iron to survive and do better in an iron rich environment. This is also why people with HH (high iron) are more likely to get infections and the like and should not eat raw shell fish, which can often contain bacteria. </p><p></p><p>To the OP, IMO, your wife's ferritin levels likely have little to do with her iron being too high or too low. When my ferritin was at 450 everyone of my other iron markers were out of range . . . my iron saturation was at 92% when the range I s20% to 45%. Your wife's other iron indicators are good. 450 and 200 are not that far out of range although the 450 should be brought down, which has occurred. I would look at other issues that are causing ferritin to jump around. For example, being overweight and having fatty liver, alcohol, cancer, inflammation, infection, . . .. See this article for other possible issues. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3692" target="_blank">http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3692</a></p><p></p><p>Good luck and keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saul, post: 82471, member: 16541"] Vince is correct. In some cases the body will react to infection or chronic disease by having available iron in the blood be bound to the protein ferritin to reduce the amount of iron around or available to the pathogen. The body is pretty amazing. This is because pathogens need iron to survive and do better in an iron rich environment. This is also why people with HH (high iron) are more likely to get infections and the like and should not eat raw shell fish, which can often contain bacteria. To the OP, IMO, your wife's ferritin levels likely have little to do with her iron being too high or too low. When my ferritin was at 450 everyone of my other iron markers were out of range . . . my iron saturation was at 92% when the range I s20% to 45%. Your wife's other iron indicators are good. 450 and 200 are not that far out of range although the 450 should be brought down, which has occurred. I would look at other issues that are causing ferritin to jump around. For example, being overweight and having fatty liver, alcohol, cancer, inflammation, infection, . . .. See this article for other possible issues. [URL]http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3692[/URL] Good luck and keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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