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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Warning for Men on TRT: Low Ferritin is Bad
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<blockquote data-quote="Guided_by_Voices" data-source="post: 270213" data-attributes="member: 15235"><p>My understanding is that Ferritin is a carrier for iron, but the amount of iron it is actually bound to can vary dramatically, and TIBC is a much more accurate market for iron itself. Therefore low ferritin does not actually mean low iron. Low iron would be very unlikely in men eating beef and liver, with the exception of endurance runners who apparently excrete iron due to red blood cell damage. For everyone else there is no mechanism other that blood loss or chelation to remove iron. I haven't looked into this in great detail, but when I had a low ferritin reading my TIBC was fine, and I am much more concerned about avoiding iron overload that being low in iron, since low iron for me would be very unlikely but high iron could be a risk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guided_by_Voices, post: 270213, member: 15235"] My understanding is that Ferritin is a carrier for iron, but the amount of iron it is actually bound to can vary dramatically, and TIBC is a much more accurate market for iron itself. Therefore low ferritin does not actually mean low iron. Low iron would be very unlikely in men eating beef and liver, with the exception of endurance runners who apparently excrete iron due to red blood cell damage. For everyone else there is no mechanism other that blood loss or chelation to remove iron. I haven't looked into this in great detail, but when I had a low ferritin reading my TIBC was fine, and I am much more concerned about avoiding iron overload that being low in iron, since low iron for me would be very unlikely but high iron could be a risk. [/QUOTE]
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