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Due to acute blood loss w/ childbirth, hemoglobin levels went from 13 to 8. how long with diet and oral supplements before back to normal range?
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3-4 months: Your body can make up for it quite quickly but it takes 3-4 weeks before the hb begins to rise by about 1-2 grams per month.
Answered 6/9/2018
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31y.old. Looking at my blood tests from the last 8 years, I see that in my annual check ups my hemoglobin ranges from 13-13.7 and my hematocrit from 38-40.My rbc's from 4.4-4.7 Are these variations normal?
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