Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Does serum ferritin have iron bound to it?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Yes: Ferritin is the iron storage of the cells , elevated level of ferritin may mean iron over load, but an infection may elevate the ferritin level also even when the iron level is normal.
Answered 10/3/2016
5.7k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Is there any math/calculation to decide how many avg. days would it take for me to raise my serum ferritin from 25 to 70 on 65mg elemental iron/day?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
5 mos. Ago i had iron serum 56, saturation 18%, ferritin 19. Took 50mg iron per day and now i'm at 117 and 43%, but ferritin @ 22 for past 4 mos. Why?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can lower than normal serum iron cause symptoms even if iron stores / ferritin is normal? Non-anemic.
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
What could be the cause of low serum iron (16), but very normal iron binding capacity and ferritin.?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Iron panel- UIBC: 109 (low), Iron serum: 170 (high), Iron saturation: 61% (high), TIBC: normal, Ferritin: 40 (normal). What can cause this?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
How is it possible my serum iron can be elevated and my ferritin be low at the same time?
What does it mean to have consistent low TIBC and UIBC but serum iron is high normal and ferritin is low normal?
My Serum Ferritin is: 7,7umol/L (ref:9-26) & TIBC is 10 umol/L (43-86). Should the TIBC not be high as i have low iron?What could cause it to be low?
What does a bit low serum iron and low transferrin mean in ferritin is normal?
High serum Fe 208,high sat 68,high/norm Hg,HC & low/norm ferritin 46,d/c FeGlucconate (27mg elm)x12days ago. Am I not storing the iron?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
