Re: Do I stop Iron 1 week before bloodwork??

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Yes, you should stop iron before bloodwork, we usually recommend for five days.

Here's some info about transferrin:

" Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) is most frequently used along with a serum

iron test to evaluate people suspected of having either iron deficiency or iron

overload. These two tests are used to calculate the transferrin saturation, a

more useful indicator of iron status than just iron or TIBC alone. "

from

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tibc/test.html#what

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> Should I stop iron 1 week before bldwork?? Also, what is a Transferin test

which is one along with fe/fe TIBC test.

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> Christie

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