Description
Iron is a mineral in your body that comes from foods like red meat and fortified cereals or from supplements you take. You need iron to make red blood cells. Iron is also an important part of hemoglobin, a protein in your blood that helps carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.
An iron test can show if you have too much or too little of this mineral in your system. It can check for conditions like anemia, or iron overload (excess iron). Your doctor might order a test if you have symptoms of either condition.
Symptoms of low iron include:
Iron and Thyroid
Thyroid patients have a high prevalence of iron deficiency, yet its significance is often underestimated in the medical community. Clinicians tend to ignore iron unless levels have reached the final stage of deficiency known as anemia. The thyroid is especially sensitive to iron such that insufficiency can be a hindrance to even the most optimal hormone therapy. In some cases improving iron status is all that’s required to reverse a thyroid condition. This is good news as it offers another avenue for a struggling patient to explore.
At home Iron test identifying iron deficiencies in your body, with online results in 5 days.
What does it test for?
- Iron
- Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Ferritin
- Transferrin Saturation
