Is testing for ferritin the same as testing for iron, or are they 2 different things?

[RustyMary]

[shaws Administrator]

They are two different things and this is the explanation:-

webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/fer...

[RustyMary]

Oh thank you. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow and want to ask for vit/mineral tests - I wasn't sure.

[cc120]

But isn't it true that if your iron levels go up, so does your ferritin?