Iron Panel Results - comments please

[Molly161018]

Please see below results following advice form my previous post...

Iron: 11.0 umol/L (Range: 6.6 - 26)

TIBC: 45 umol/L (Range: 41 - 77)

Transferrin Saturation: 24 % (Range: 20 - 55)

Ferratin: 37 ug/L (Range: 13 - 150)

(Optimum Ferritin level for females : >27 ug/L

It's all within range, but low in the range by the looks. Presumably this means I am safe supplementing with iron, and increasing my dose a bit?

humanbean and SlowDragon you both made some very helpful comments on my last post re iron levels... would be very glad of your advice, and of course from anyone else! 🤗

[radd]

Molly161018,

Yep, still low with room to supplement additional iron.

Serum iron just 22% through range, correlating with low Total Iron Binding Capacity and T/S at 24%. Ferritin storage is also insufficient at just 17%. You need at least half way through range.

Depending on amount of supplementary dose, retest in a few months as taking iron levels too high is toxic.