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Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Women.


ABSTRACT: Iron deficiency with and without anaemia is a common cause of morbidity, particularly in women. Iron deficiency is generally the result of an imbalance between iron loss and iron absorption. In women with symptoms suspicious for iron deficiency, it is important to confirm or exclude the suspicion using proper tests. The use of serum ferritin levels is considered the gold standard for diagnosis. Although the ideal ferritin levels are not unknown the current consent is that levels

SUBMITTER: Breymann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4647225 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Women.

Breymann C C   Römer T T   Dudenhausen J W JW  

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde 20130301 3


Iron deficiency with and without anaemia is a common cause of morbidity, particularly in women. Iron deficiency is generally the result of an imbalance between iron loss and iron absorption. In women with symptoms suspicious for iron deficiency, it is important to confirm or exclude the suspicion using proper tests. The use of serum ferritin levels is considered the gold standard for diagnosis. Although the ideal ferritin levels are not unknown the current consent is that levels < 40 ng/ml indic  ...[more]

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