What is a normal iron level ?

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Doctor said mine was 32.5. How does that compare.

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Your iron level is low. This is a common problem for a lot of people. You will need to eat a lot of food rich in iron, like beets, most of the cereals have a lot of iron. If i am not mistaken anything red usually has iron. Any way don't worry if nothing works there are iron pills that you can take, which some people say doesn't taste good, but there's always a remedy. Here are the normal values:
Adult males: 75-175 micrograms/dL
Adult females: 65-165 micrograms/dL
Children: 50-120 micrograms/dL
Newborns: 100-250 micrograms/dL.

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That's in the normal range. I once had a woman walk into the ER by some miracle with an iron count of 6. She was near death.

A normal iron level is for males is between 75-175, women 65-165 so yours is a little low. Serum iron level is decreased in iron deficiency anemia, chronic blood loss, chronic diseases (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), late pregnancy, chronically heavy menstrual periods, and thyroid deficiency. Your doctor should do further testing to determine what exactly is going on.

Normal iron levels are as follows:

Adult males: 75-175 micrograms/dL
Adult females: 65-165 micrograms/dL
Children: 50-120 micrograms/dL
Newborns: 100-250 micrograms/dL.

Did you have a Hematocrit Test? (hee-MAT-oh-crit) The hematocrit level measures how much of the blood is made up of red blood cells. The normal range for hematocrit levels for the general population is 32–43 percent. A low hematocrit level is another sign of anemia.

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