High Iron - Low Ferritin

Guided_by_Voices said:

I'll do a post in the Anti-aging section when I have a chance so everyone can see it

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Gman86 said:

Perfect, that would be awesome, thanks

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Blood Donation and Aging

Many people in the anti-aging world have heard of the experiments done by the team of Mike and Irina Conboy which involved putting the blood from young mice into old mice and vice versa. In summary it showed that the old mice showed signs of getting younger and the young mice showed signs of...

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Belekas said:

Agree. 23andme checks only for 2 variants of HH, AncestryDNA for 5+ I believe when you run there raw DNA data through checkiron.com algo. Got the sample sent myself and waiting for DNA results which should be done in 6 weeks time. NHS checked me for type 1 HH only which I'm negative, so looking to see what other mutations I have. I think absolutely more people should pay attention to it, esp the Carnivore crowd, as if you are loading Iron and smashing Beef on the daily basis without anything else to inhibit Iron absorbtion and without even knowing you have issues- it won't end well on the longer-term perspective.

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Guided_by_Voices said:

Here it is:

Blood Donation and Aging

Many people in the anti-aging world have heard of the experiments done by the team of Mike and Irina Conboy which involved putting the blood from young mice into old mice and vice versa. In summary it showed that the old mice showed signs of getting younger and the young mice showed signs of...

www.excelmale.com

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DorianGray said:

As far as I know, the C282Y and H63D are the only problematic variants in terms of hemochromatosis and a conundrum in balancing with TRT. @FDV70 could shed more light on that probably.

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Systemlord said:

I’m at a loss as to why your doctor wants you to donate blood! I suggest you find another doctor because this one is f***ing clueless!

Your hematocrit levels are typically seen in people living in high altitude populations like Boulder, Colorado, no one‘s telling them to go donate blood.

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Whereicomefrom said:

On my last blood test (June 21st) my Iron is too high and my Ferritin is at the bottom of the range. I've read Ferritin needs to be at least over 70 ng/mL but around 100 ng/mL is optimal. My last blood donation was April 08, I stopped donating because on May 07 my Iron and Ferritin was really low. My liver enzymes checked good and no infections. I eat a lot of red meat so should be getting Heme Iron. Any suggestions why my Ferritin is not increasing like my Iron did? My doc just emailed and said to donate blood again, I've not been able to have a conversation with him yet. Some test results below.

April 08, 2024 - Last Blood Donation

May 07, 2024 - Test Results
Ferritin - 15 ng/mL (L) (22-322)
Iron - 36 ug/dL (L) (65-175)
Transferrin - 430 mg/dL (H) (215-365)
TIBC - 538 ug/dL (H) (218-385)
%SAT - 7% (L) (20-50)

June 21, 2024 - Test Results
Ferritin 37 ng/mL (30-400)
Iron - 206 ug/dL (H) (38-169)
TIBC - 447 (250-450 ug/dL)
UIBC - 241 (111-343 ug/dL)
Iron Saturation (TSat) 46 (15-55%)
RBC - 6.53 (H) (4.14-5.80)
Hemoglobin - 16.8 (13.0-17.7 g/dL)
Hematocrit - 51.6 (H) (37.5-51.0 %)
MCHC - 32.6 (31.5-35.7 g/dL)
RDW - 17.5 (H) (11.6 - 15.4%)
Platelets - 219 (150 -450)

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