A member asked:

Is my anemia considered severe? 44yr female hemoglobin-9.9, hematocrit-32.5, mvc-69fl, mhc-20.9, mchc-30.4, rdw-19.1, rbc- normal, wbc- normal.

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Wrong question: Please forgive my frankness. "A little bit anemic" is like being "a little big pregnant." Your anemia requires a workup. Being microcytic, and I presume new (not thalassemia), you've got iron deficiency until proved otherwise. Unless you're an ill-advised vegetarian, you're losing blood -- and until it's proved otherwise, you need to search for a cancer, ulcer, or hookworm.

Answered 3/17/2021

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