hereditary hemochromatosis

February 12, 2001

Hi everyone,

Dh's aunt was just diagnoses with hereditary hemochromatosis, which is too

much iron in the blood. This sounds oddly familiar to many of our kids who

see to have too many heavy metals in their bodies. Does anyone else have a

relative with this? DH & the kids are probably going to be tested for it.

February 13, 2001

My father and his brother both had it. His sister also, but hers

didn't surface until after a hysterectomy. Seems the monthly loss of

blood keeps the iron levels from building up. From these 3 siblings,

there are 3 children, myself being one of them. Neither I nor my

female cousin are of the age to have the disease come to light, ie we

still have periods. My only male cousin lives in Europe and I don't

know his status. This is a very interesting connection. I'll ask my

Dr. if there is a test that can show if I have it even before I hit

menopause. Thanks for the idea!

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