What is hemochromatosis & what is the symptom's and treatment - we understand it is heredity, however no one in family effected no more to give
Deadly to miss. Hemochromatosis is a genetic tendency to absorb iron overly well through the gut. This has its plusses but in the long run, in the absence of bleeding or iron loss from periods / pregnancies, too much iron accumulates. The liver failure, diabetes, joint pain at thumb base, dark skin are familiar; it's the easiest really bad disease to treat (drain blood) & folks feel much better.
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- Is there a treatment or a plan of action for a males pituitary gland damaged by hemochromatosis? My fsh, lh, and testosterone are too low.
- Help docs, is gene therapy available with hemochromatosis?
- No one in my family has ever been diagnosed with hemochromatosis or had any of the symptoms; how could I possibly have this disease?
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