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Iron Studies Biochem

  • 19-07-2020 12:46pm
    #1
    bemak
    Registered Users Posts: 868 ✭✭✭


    I got results back from a blood test and was told over the phone by the nurse that all was pretty much ok, apart from cholesterol which was a bit high but I was aware of that anyway.

    In looking through the results myself when I got them back I noticed that while my iron levels seem ok, the UIBC and Calculated TIBC were low and the Transferrin Sat was high. The reason I got the test done in the first place was because I was feeling quite tired all the time with low energy so I wanted to rule out anemia or haemochromatosis but these figures have me wondering now. Will give the Doc a call in the morning but in the meantime I was just wondering what people in the know thought of the results:

    Iron 25
    UIBC 19 [L]
    Calculated TIBC 44 [L]
    Transferrin Sat 57 [H]

    Appreciate any advice.


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  • #2
    Gangu
    Registered Users Posts: 396 ✭✭Gangu


    bemak wrote: »
    I got results back from a blood test and was told over the phone by the nurse that all was pretty much ok, apart from cholesterol which was a bit high but I was aware of that anyway.

    In looking through the results myself when I got them back I noticed that while my iron levels seem ok, the UIBC and Calculated TIBC were low and the Transferrin Sat was high. The reason I got the test done in the first place was because I was feeling quite tired all the time with low energy so I wanted to rule out anemia or haemochromatosis but these figures have me wondering now. Will give the Doc a call in the morning but in the meantime I was just wondering what people in the know thought of the results:

    Iron 25
    UIBC 19 [L]
    Calculated TIBC 44 [L]
    Transferrin Sat 57 [H]

    Appreciate any advice.

    No harm in getting a genetic test for haemochromatosis


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