Anemia Support Group

Anemia (or anaemia), which literally means "without blood," is a deficiency of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin. This results in a reduced ability of blood to transfer oxygen to the tissues, and this causes hypoxia; since all human cells depend on oxygen for survival, varying degrees of anemia can have a wide range of clinical consequences.

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Could I have been misdiagnosed?

emotionsbylinds
emotionsbylinds

I got routine blood work done, and it showed I'm mildly anemic. My doctor has my on iron pills- 325 mg of ferrous sulfate 2X a day. Honestly, I'm a little skeptical. I don't remember if I was on my period or not when I got the blood work done... but if I was, could that have contributed to the low iron levels? Some of my numbers: Iron: 31, Ferritin: 4.4, Hemoglobin: 10.7. Could I have just been having a bad day, or do these numbers not fluctuate like that? The blood work was expensive, so I don't want to request another test just to double check, unless there is a chance there was a mistake.

OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Generally the only way your period would affect your iron level is if it was abnormally heavy. And mild anemia isn't a big deal, taking the iron isn't going to hurt you in any way if your not anemic. If your anemic you generally feel poorly, low energy, pale color. Eating more protein, red meat, etc. can help too.

So if you don't think your Anemic just take a multi vitamin with iron and see how your next bloodwork goes, or take the iron for a couple weeks and see if you feel better.
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