Ferritin: Why “Normal” Iron Labs Don’t Always Explain How You Feel
A ferritin of 18 is inside the reference range and still low enough to leave many women exhausted. Here's how I read iron studies, and what I look at alongside them.
Read moreNatalie Ball is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and the founder of Encompass Care, an integrative primary care and functional medicine practice licensed in Colorado and Connecticut. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.
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A ferritin of 18 is inside the reference range and still low enough to leave many women exhausted. Here's how I read iron studies, and what I look at alongside them.
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