Wanted to share In case there is interest here.

Iron results 71 ref range 42-135
TIBC results 273 ref range 218-385
%saturation% 26 ref range 20-50%
ESR 3 ref range <20
Ferritin 25.9 Ref Range Female < 40 11-120

Not sure what all this means but it was on my lab report. Tracy sent this info to me that I thought was extremely important to share with others.

There are several blood tests that are done to see how much iron is in your body. The ferritin test measures the level of a protein in the blood that stores iron for later use by the body. Apparently in order for current hair to grow well your ferritin level needs to be at least 40. For new hair to grow it needs to be at least 70. Tracy said  there is a website for an iron supplement in the UK called florisene (www.florisene.com). It has some interesting info on the whole iron thing and hair loss.


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/Journal of Investigative Dermatology/ (2003) *121*, 985–988; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12540.x


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