Question 1

Does stress cause high ferritin ?

Accepted Answer

Ferritin is your body's major storage protein for iron. A normal adult male should have a plasma ferritin level of 50 to 100 ng/ml. When inflammation or other stress is present, the body responds by increasing ferritin. One reason may be that many bacteria need iron to survive, and increasing ferritin makes less iron available for any bugs in your system.

Question 2

High ferritin and high parathormone, what could be the cause.

Accepted Answer

It is very difficult to interpret a test result without knowing the reason why it was done.  Ferritin levels relate to iron stores in the body, but also can be high related to liver disorders.  Parathyroid hormone can only be interpreted with a simultaneous calcium level, as it is the hormone that regulates calcium in the body.

Question 3

Can a high ferritin level 647 ug/l (12-250) be caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis? how do you tell its not haemochromatosis?

Accepted Answer

Although blood testing (measurement of iron studies and HFE assay) combined with family history can be very suggestive, a liver biopsy with iron staining clinches a diagnosis of hemochromatosis and distinguishes it from other iron overload diseases. Sometimes ferritin is elevated as just an acute phase reactant.

Question 4

Can high hb1ac and high ferritin cause tremor?

Accepted Answer

If I had to choose between the two, I would choose a high A1C as it denotes High blood sugar levels which can affect all organs. High Ferritin is not uncommon especially in uncontrolled diabetes.

Question 5

What are the potential causes of high ferritin in blood test?

Accepted Answer

Some. causes of high ferritin :: could be genetic causing hemochromatosis, obesity, daily alcohol, inflammation

Question 6

Iron was 208 3mos ago/ferritin high for a blood donor, stopped iron supplimentx3mo, hg now higher 15.2 (14 before), potential causes?

Accepted Answer

It may be that you were not properly hydrated when blood was drawn for hemoglobin testing. Next time you donate blood, drink plenty of water before going to the donor center and ask them to do hemoglobin determination. For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low fat milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex.

Question 7

My husband is getting blood drained for high ferritin levels we were told this may be the reason we are not conceiving will our chances b improved now?

Accepted Answer

If the high ferritin is confirmed to be caused by hereditary hemochromatosis, then regular phlebotomy (discarding a portion of blood) will benefit most patients.  Iron deposition can commonly cause disease in the liver, heart, pancreas and other organs, including the pituitary. Treatment may help reverse the effects of iron deposition, but not in all cases.

Question 8

High ferritin (400) over 3 months. neg gene test. can mental stress/anxiety cause high ferritin alone?

Accepted Answer

This is not an especially high ferritin; it may simply be normal for you. Remember it's an acute phase reactant and even minor infections can raise it. There's no reason to get excited now, but get checked again in a few years; there are actually several different genes.

Question 9

I have low creatinine, high liver enzymes, low transferrin, high ferritin, low neutrophils and high lymphocytes. what could cause this combination?

Accepted Answer

Please forgive my frankness. Labs mean little in isolation. You're already carrying the diagnosis of adrneal insufficiency and Hashimoto's; I'm concerned you have Schmidt's. The iron picture concerns me for ongoing chronic inflammation somewhere, not your Hsahimoto's; low creatinine's not a worry and just how high / low your WBC's are is the key -- these fluctuate wildly from hour to hour.

Question 10

5 year old with normocytic anemia. normal reticulocyte and ferritin. high wbc and platelets. low hemoglobin. what could be the cause?

Accepted Answer

how is your child doing apart from those figures? can be just common iron deficiency anemia, and how high are the platelets or the WBCs? also common to have some elevations with any concurrent infection. If your child is doing fine otherwise, disregard those numbers and trust your doctor, we treat patients not lab results, best wishes for yourself and your child

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High ferritin and high parathormone, what could be the cause.

Can a high ferritin level 647 ug/l (12-250) be caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis? how do you tell its not haemochromatosis?

Can high hb1ac and high ferritin cause tremor?

What are the potential causes of high ferritin in blood test?

Iron was 208 3mos ago/ferritin high for a blood donor, stopped iron supplimentx3mo, hg now higher 15.2 (14 before), potential causes?

My husband is getting blood drained for high ferritin levels we were told this may be the reason we are not conceiving will our chances b improved now?

High ferritin (400) over 3 months. neg gene test. can mental stress/anxiety cause high ferritin alone?

I have low creatinine, high liver enzymes, low transferrin, high ferritin, low neutrophils and high lymphocytes. what could cause this combination?

5 year old with normocytic anemia. normal reticulocyte and ferritin. high wbc and platelets. low hemoglobin. what could be the cause?

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