Roni/] Re:Low Iron and Hypothyroidism

[Guest guest]

Roni, I will repeat that my Iron (Hemo and Hemocrt) came back well within

normal range. What those things convert to in our bodies, Ferritin, came

back low. Iron deficiency and anemia are really two different things

Technically, I was not anemic, I was low in ferritin and classified as

having " deficient stores " of ferritin. See sites below:

It is the Ferritin which must be tested specifically. Having been there and

done that, I don't know what else to tell you. You absolutely can have

normal Hemo and Hct and still have low Ferritin (again - which is the

stored,usable form of iron in us).

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ferritin/faq.html

which give this info, along with other valualbe info: 5. Does anemia due to

iron deficiency happen quickly or does it take a long time?

<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/anemia.html> Iron

deficiency anemia comes on gradually. When your rate of iron loss exceeds

the amount of iron you absorb from the gut, iron stores are slowly used up.

At this stage, ferritin will be low, but

<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/serum_iron/glance.html

> serum iron and

<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tibc/glance.html> TIBC

are usually normal and there is no anemia. As iron deficiency worsens, serum

iron levels fall, TIBC and transferrin rise, and anemia starts to develop.

With prolonged or severe iron deficiency, the red cells become small and

pale.

RE: Re:Low Iron and Hypothyroidism

According to this article low iron does show up in blood tests. Roni

Blood Diseases Iron-Deficiency Anemia What is iron-deficiency anemia?

The most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency. Iron is needed to form

hemoglobin. Iron is mostly stored in the body in the hemoglobin. About 30

percent of iron is also stored as ferritin and hemosiderin in the bone

marrow, spleen, and liver.

What causes iron-deficiency anemia?

Iron-deficiency anemia may be caused by the following:

diets low in iron

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[Guest guest]

Dusty, I not only don't seem to have low iron, but I usually run High in the

RBC, HCT and

Hgb.

If these come back again this time high, I will find out if the ferritin

testing is warranted. I

posted an article that says it is not. I am posmenopausal, so not losing any

either.

Roni

Dusty <dusty@...> wrote:

Roni, I will repeat that my Iron (Hemo and Hemocrt) came back well

within

normal range. What those things convert to in our bodies, Ferritin, came

back low. Iron deficiency and anemia are really two different things

Technically, I was not anemic, I was low in ferritin and classified as

having " deficient stores " of ferritin. See sites below:

It is the Ferritin which must be tested specifically. Having been there and

done that, I don't know what else to tell you. You absolutely can have

normal Hemo and Hct and still have low Ferritin (again - which is the

stored,usable form of iron in us).

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ferritin/faq.html

which give this info, along with other valualbe info: 5. Does anemia due to

iron deficiency happen quickly or does it take a long time?

<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/anemia.html> Iron

deficiency anemia comes on gradually. When your rate of iron loss exceeds

the amount of iron you absorb from the gut, iron stores are slowly used up.

At this stage, ferritin will be low, but

<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/serum_iron/glance.html

> serum iron and

<http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tibc/glance.html> TIBC

are usually normal and there is no anemia. As iron deficiency worsens, serum

iron levels fall, TIBC and transferrin rise, and anemia starts to develop.

With prolonged or severe iron deficiency, the red cells become small and

pale.

RE: Re:Low Iron and Hypothyroidism

According to this article low iron does show up in blood tests. Roni

Blood Diseases Iron-Deficiency Anemia What is iron-deficiency anemia?

The most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency. Iron is needed to form

hemoglobin. Iron is mostly stored in the body in the hemoglobin. About 30

percent of iron is also stored as ferritin and hemosiderin in the bone

marrow, spleen, and liver.

What causes iron-deficiency anemia?

Iron-deficiency anemia may be caused by the following:

diets low in iron

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[Guest guest]

If you read the sites below, the article tells you that separate testing is

warranted because RBC, HCT andHGB won't always tell you if you have low

ferritin. Again, my regular irons were fine, but I had low ferritin.

According to the gyn doc who found my low ferritin, it is fairly common

among her patients with thyroid problems.

I am postmenopausal as well. I am 59.

Dusty

( from site below: " Iron deficiency anemia comes on gradually. When your

rate of iron loss exceeds the amount of iron you absorb from the gut, iron

stores are slowly used up. At this stage, ferritin will be low, but serum

iron and TIBC are usually normal and there is no anemia. As iron deficiency

worsens, serum iron levels fall, TIBC and transferrin rise, and anemia

starts to develop.With prolonged or severe iron deficiency, the red cells

become small and

pale. " )

RE: Re:Low Iron and Hypothyroidism

According to this article low iron does show up in blood tests. Roni

Blood Diseases Iron-Deficiency Anemia What is iron-deficiency anemia?

The most common cause of anemia is iron deficiency. Iron is needed to form

hemoglobin. Iron is mostly stored in the body in the hemoglobin. About 30

percent of iron is also stored as ferritin and hemosiderin in the bone

marrow, spleen, and liver.

What causes iron-deficiency anemia?

Iron-deficiency anemia may be caused by the following:

diets low in iron

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