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Is iv iron indicated? heavy, long periods of bleeding. iron sat 4%, uibc 421, tibc 440,fe 19, hct 28.3%, hgb 8.6. low mchc,mch. very symptomatic. help

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Appropriate: Treatment with IV iron is appropriate, however, you need to consult a doctor to get that. In the mean time you should take oral iron supplement with multivitamins and that may over a year or so restore your iron status.

Answered 9/14/2015

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A member asked:

Is iv iron indicated? heavy, long periods of bleeding. iron sat 4%, uibc 421, tibc 440,fe 19, hct 28.3%, hgb 8.6. low mchc,mch. very symptomatic. help

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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