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Will maltofer pill per day raise ferritinin too much if taken for two month? iron level at high end and feritinin 800. all liver tests, ultr. normal

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

What was the level ?: What was the level of ferritin before you take the iron supplement. If the level was very low- then after 2 months on iron- i don't expect the ferritin to go up that much. Other things has to be considered-like inflammation etc. If the level was high to begin with and yet you took the iron- then yes, it make sense now it is going up to 800. That is why you only take iron if you have low iron.

Answered 3/17/2014

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