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Low serum ferritin/ anaemia

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larkim 30 May 11:46am, 30 May 2025 27,446 posts	Quote Pin larkim Doc wants her to reach 50 for ferritin, but 22 is the cut off point that is the medics "bare minimum" and her last test was 23 and I think has plateaued at that sort of level. She was down to 4 when she first saw the docs!
auburnette 30 May 1:22pm, 30 May 2025 2,529 posts	Quote Pin auburnette Thanks that's super useful. 4, wow, I don't think I'd be getting out of bed at 4 😅 Interesting that 50 now seems to be the target, it seems to have increased from even a couple of years ago, would be interesting in a medic's take if any of our resident medics are lurking!
Charlesvdw 31 May 6:21am, 31 May 2025 638 posts	Quote Pin Charlesvdw I have a friend who is a hematologist and he says a ferritin of 50 or more is the target for athletes. Most labs here have 14 as their cutoff for the general population.
larkim 31 May 8:25am, 31 May 2025 27,450 posts	Quote Pin larkim The NHS app shows 22 as the low end of the recommended range on test results.
auburnette 31 May 9:21am, 31 May 2025 2,531 posts	Quote Pin auburnette @Charlesvdw thanks - I think 50 is going to be my first target and then I'll try and gradually get it over 100 so I have more of a buffer in case it starts to run down again. I did speak to my GP and they wanted a fuller blood test and to test some other things as well so have to sacrifice some more blood to the cause 😅 but got the OK to increase the amount of supplemental iron I am taking in the meantime.