It's easy to miss iron-deficiency anemia if your doctor doesn't run the correct type of blood tests!
Iron deficiency anemia will be missed unless you get all THREE of these tests:
1. Ferritin
2. Iron Panel
3. CBC (complete blood count)
A CBC test will show you if your red cells are small in size and low in numbers - that is a sign of iron deficiency anemia.
An Iron Panel will show you how much iron you've got on board, and your carrying capacity for extra iron.
Both of these tests can come back 'normal', yet a woman may have symptoms of iron deficiency that can include:
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Palpitations
Pallor (pale skin)
Bruising - mystery bruising
Headache
Anxiety
Glossitis (tongue swelling)
Angular chelosis (cracks at the corner of the mouth)
Restless legs syndrome
Eating ice chips is pretty specific to iron deficiency!!
The Ferritin test is the clincher though - you can have a normal CBC + Iron Panel and very low ferritin - ferritin is your storage form of iron - if that's low, one can have all the symptoms of anemia, without actually being anemic. This is why it's so important to test Ferritin every 6 months, especially if you're a female athlete.
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Dr. Jason Barker received his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2001. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. He is registered in Colorado where he maintains an active clinical practice.
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