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My husband is 32 years and his recent blood test report says he has a serum ferritin of 9, with wbc count normal. his diet consist of no fruit/veg?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Follow up: This is worth checking if there is no obvious source of bleeding, like an ulcer or hookworm. I had mine at zero once from overdoing blood donations while a semi-vegetarian

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Answered 5/31/2016

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A member asked:

My husband is 32 years and his recent blood test report says he has a serum ferritin of 9, with wbc count normal. his diet consist of no fruit/veg?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Dr Altman agreed

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