Check iron: Ask your doctor to check your body's iron stores. Iron supplementation may accelerate hemoglobin production. Also, it is important to find out why she is anemic in the first place. If the underlying problem is not fixed (abnormal menstrual bleeding, colon bleeding, stomach ulcer, renal failure, etc) then medications will never be completely effective.
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