I have suffered severe bloodloss and my ferritin level is 6,what is normal?!


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I have suffered severe bloodloss and my ferritin level is 6,what is normal?

I have a bowel condition which means i have constant bloodloss my ferritin is 6 and hb low what would be normal and what does this mean?


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i assume you mean its 6 ng/mL correct? okay well the normal for a male is about 12-300 ng/ml and females is about 12-150 ng/ml basically what this an indication of how much iron is stored in your body, it is usually past of an iron blood test workup, the most worrisome issue about low ferritin is that it means you have low iron, which can lead to anemia, for your hb (hemoglobin) being low, hemoglobin is basically just a protein in your blood that carries oxygen, the lower your hemoglobin the less oxygen you body can carry, normal levels of Hb for males are about 14 -17 gm/dL, and 12-15 gm/dL for females, low hemoglobin can also be a sign of anemia, hope that helps, Good luck : D




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