Range wasn't given
Transferrin 2.3
Transferrin saturation % 19
Iron 11 (theres a * next to it but doc didn't bring it up as a problem)
Ferritin 51
BTW TSH currently 1.29 and FT4 13 on 50ug levo but this was a random test I wasn't expecting. I will be doing early morning with T3 next week
agyk
Range wasn't given
Ranges really are needed to give any sort of meaningful response. Maybe contact the hospital or lab for them.
These are optimal results for an iron panel according to web.archive.org/web/2018083...
Serum iron: 55 to 70% of the range, higher end for men
Saturation: optimal is 35 to 45%, higher end for men
TIBC (total iron binding capacity) or Transferrin: Low in range indicates lack of capacity for additional iron, High in range indicates body's need for supplemental iron
Ferritin: Low level virtually always indicates need for iron supplementation; High level with low serum iron/low saturation indicates inflammation or infection; High level with high serum iron and low TIBC indicates excess iron; Over range with saturation above 45% suggests hemochromatosis
Ferritin is recommended to be half way through range.
I think your iron level (which will be serum iron) will be below range and that's why there's a * by it. If this is the case then your GP should be taking notice of this, it could be iron deficiency. If a full blood count is done this will show if whether or not it's iron deficiency anaemia.
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Unfortunately that still doesn't give the ranges, so we still can't give any useful interpretation.
As you can see from the information I have quoted above, you can only interpret the results when you have a range.
As I said, try contacting the lab
yeah, it's proving quite tricky. i'm trying
Are you in the UK? Did you obtain those results from the GP surgery or hospital?
uk hospital. I called haematology and they had no clue
Speak to the Pathology lab.
Got some:
transferrin range 1.7-3.2 g/L
% not given
Iron blood 9-30 mol/L
Ferritin 10-120 ug/L
agyk
Ferritin 51 (10-120 ug/L)
This is 37.27% through range and it's recommended to be 50%
Iron 11 (Iron blood 9-30 mol/L)
I'm surprised there is an * by this result as it is within range and an * is only usually used when the result is out of range. However, your serum iron is very low, just 9.52% through it's range and it should be around 55% for a female.
Transferrin saturation % 19
As mentioned above, optimal is 35 to 45%, higher end for men
Transferrin 2.3 (1.7-3.2 g/L)
This is 40% through range. As mentioned above, low in range indicates lack of capacity for additional iron, high in range indicates body's need for supplemental iron. This is a middling result.
So I should supplement?
Sorry, I can't answer that. Iron is complicated as you have probably gathered and I am not qualified to say whether or not you should supplement because there is so much involved. That decision should be your GPs.
If it was just your ferritin that needed a boost, and your serum iron was good, then I'd just suggest eating iron rich foods such as liver as that has successfully raised my ferritin level without any major changes to my iron panel. But your serum iron is low and maybe your GP should be considering iron deficiency.
Yes I eat liver every week... this is odd...
Maybe the liver is raising your ferritin, or keeping it at the same level. Have you had ferritin tested before? As I said, liver raises my ferritin but doesn't have much effect on my other iron results.
I’m sure I have. I need to educate myself on the mechanics of iron usage and storage as I’ve never looked into it. I don’t know what these values mean for my health. I have so many problems that it’s just one I have not had the energy to tackle.
I thought if ferritin is ok then low ish iron shouldn’t be a big concern
I don't think it's that simple, as I said iron is complicated. Maybe humanbean can help further as she knows more about iron that I do, but she may not be around.
I thought if ferritin is ok then low ish iron shouldn’t be a big concern
Low serum iron with high in range or over the range ferritin is usually seen in Anaemia of Chronic Disease (ACD).
See page 8 of this link : irondisorders.org/Websites/...
irondisorders.org/anemia-of...
However, with a ferritin level 37% of the way through the range, a low in range serum iron, and a transferrin saturation way below optimal, I'm not sure that you have ACD, instead you may just be short of iron. Although you haven't given a range for haemoglobin, based on the ranges I've seen you aren't anaemic.
The main thing you have to be wary of is that improving your iron levels might just increase your ferritin, and make little or no difference to your serum iron. If this happens then it would definitely increase the chances of you having Anaemia of Chronic Disease.
This link explains the problem of what happens when people take iron supplements inappropriately or don't test often enough:
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Read the replies in the above thread too.
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You could try improving your iron results with food. See this link :
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If you want info on iron supplements and dosing, see this post :
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Just be very careful to stop supplementing if either of the following happen :
1) Your serum iron shoots up and your ferritin barely changes.
2) Your ferritin shoots up and your serum iron barely changes.
If either of the above situations occur you could end up with iron depositing itself in soft tissues where it doesn't belong e.g. the heart and the brain. Definitely not desirable.
You also need folate, ferritin and B12 tested
my folate and active B12 are very high. no probs there
Iron Panel Results
Are these results ok?
Iron levels -test results
are these test results ok
