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Iron Deficiency

Iron overload is a rare phenomenon (hereditary disease).

 

Correctly executed iron infusions do not cause any risk .

Iron Overload

 

There is a hereditary iron accumulator illness: Haemochromatosis.

 

The iron absorption is increased in the small intestine, which leads to an increased iron storage. Damages usually only arise where the ferritin value is in excess of 1000 ng/ml during a longer period of time. 1 out of 5000 persons suffers from this disease.

 

There are two kinds of haemochromatosis:

 

The homozygote form exists where someone received the gene defect from both parents. The ferritin value of these persons usually exceeds 1000 ng/ml.

 

As for the heterozygote form, only one of the two chromosomes is concerned. In these cases, the ferritin value usually lies below the upper standard range of 400 ng/ml.

 

Iron infusions – assuming that they are correctly proportioned – do not cause an iron overload.

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Iron Deficiency Syndrome

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Functions of iron

For mature patients

 

 

- Self Check

 

- Tentative Diagnosis

 

Downloads

 

 

- General information

 

- Publication: „The Iron Deficiency

  Syndrome IDS“ (April 2008)

 

Reports

 

- Trailer in youtube

 

Bücher

 

- Women get alive! The Iron Code

 

 

Networking:

 

- Ironforum

 

- Ironblog