There is a thought that high levels of iron are a underlieing cause of PD. Men have much higher levels of iron than women (and higher rate of PD) except women who had hysterectomies reached the same high level as men much earlier than other women.
How many women with PD had hysterectomies on this board?
I had a hysterectomy at age 30. Tremors began at age 38, correct diagnosis age 55.
Hi, I had a hysterectomy age 28. I am also a carrier for hemochromitis. Not spelled right but means makes too much iron. My iron level needs to be checked, haven't been checked in forever.
Forgot- Parkinson's at age 50
Same here - hysterectomy at 29, first symptoms at 38 and diagnosis at 43 - I too have hemochromatosis. My Dad had PD and had high iron levels.
Hi, I had a hysterectomy age 28. I am also a carrier for hemochromitis. Not spelled right but means makes too much iron. My iron level needs to be checked, haven't been checked in forever.
I had hysterectomy when I was 40 and diagnosed PD at 67. Had symptoms for few years before final diagnosis
My iron levels always been at the high end of the normal range. I grew up in AL (Rust belt). Any evidence that there is a higher prevalence of PD in folks living in the Rust Belt. I'm 55 and was diagnosed 5 yrs ago and my Dad (81 yrs) has PD.
Had a hysterectomy at age 50….diagnosed with PD 4 years later
Wonder if we have any ladies on this board with PD who didn't have an issue with high iron?
If iron is an underlieing cause it only makes sense to avoid iron in diet and supplements and to use iron chelators if possible. Reversing the damage would require removing the insulting element. I recall an an intern under Profr Youdim (inventor of Azilect) stating Green Tea was a powerful iron chelator. I believe there are several others like Curcumin and quercetin or pomegranate.
See the eighth item in the first link list below regarding green tea.
I had a hysterectomy at age 39. Diagnosed at 56 but symptoms started about 52. I do not have high levels in iron as my blood was recently checked and is in normal range. I have heard that some suspect manganese as being a possible cause which is often found in well water. I have lived in 4 different houses in a mile radius since 1981 all on well water with high mineral content. This current house was the only one that a filter was used. So...
I'm not sure what is considered normal (since men have a much higher level of iron than women and this is considered normal however all men have been warned for some time not to take iron supplements);
Researching making "blood donations" also appears to be a good way to love iron levels longterm. The redcross is concerned about frequent donors reducing iron too much.
I had a hysterectomy at age 66. I was diagnosed with PD in January 2013 at age 77.
I did.
So far we've only had one female who (although she had a hysterectomy) claims her iron was not high though she also came down with PD. I'm not certain what the health profession considers "not high" for a woman versus "not high" for a man.
I had a hysterectomy at age 34, was diagnosed with pd at 63. I believe my blood work was all in the normal range, Does there seem to be a pattern here?
How is everyone doing? My new symptom is excessive sweating, even in air conditioning.
How is everyone doing? My new symptom is excessive sweating, even in air conditioning.
I went through that at night. Only thing that helped is turning the AC down.
hysterectomy 8 years ago. dx two years ago
Low iron
High doses of B12 
Parkinson’s disease and iron
Interesting article on iron, fortified foods etc
