Guest guest Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 What happens if one has had chronic lead exposure for a long time, hair levels are low and one chelates with DMSA for a while. Will this result in an significant increase of lead levels in hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 I am talking about chronic lead exposure that stopped a few years before chelation and does no longer show up in the hair. >What happens if one has had chronic lead exposure for a long time, hair >levels are low and one chelates with DMSA for a while. >Will this result in an significant increase of lead levels in hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 If mineral transport is deranged, the hair levels are generally not reliable. Even if it is normal, I don't think you can count on lead coming out in hair. My hair lead hasn't changed over 4 hair tests in 2 years and I know I had significant lead exposure. I have seen it change erratically on others' hair tests. If you were to see a change, the level would not necessarily be meaningful. Remember, Andy doesn't think there is any value in doing serial hair tests except in the case of copper toxicity. -- > > I am talking about chronic lead exposure that stopped a few years > before chelation and does no longer show up in the hair. > > > >What happens if one has had chronic lead exposure for a long time, hair > >levels are low and one chelates with DMSA for a while. > > >Will this result in an significant increase of lead levels in hair? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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