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D/c'd ferrous glucconate 3mos ago: serum fe was 208, sat 70%, hgb 14. now, 3 mos later, hgb=15.2. that "doesn't work that way", usually? what's up?
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It can work that way: Your body naturally produces hemoglobin; if you have plenty of iron (the ferrous gluconate was discontinued when your stores were adequately repleted) it is not unnatural that it could have gone up. Adult females naturally have a little bit lower hemoglobin than men, but 15 is not abnormal. It could have increased due to dehydration, decreased menstrual losses, smoking, sleep apnea, or other.
Answered 9/7/2015
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