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What does the serum ferritin blood test screen for?
What does the serum ferritin blood test screen for?
What does the serum ferritin blood test screen for?
A ferritin level blood test helps your doctor understand how much iron your body stores. If a ferritin test reveals that your blood ferritin level is lower than normal, it indicates your body's iron stores are low and you have iron deficiency.Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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Is it possible to treat low ferritin without iron?
You can increase your ferritin levels without affecting your iron by consuming more copper-rich foods, like shellfish, liver meat, fatty fish, oysters, spirulina, mushrooms, shrimps, and dark chocolate.Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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Serum Ferritin Levels, Iron Stores, Fe Stores
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