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Serum ferritin leve...
Serum ferritin levels in male blood donors : relation to number of phlebotomies and iron supplementation
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- Birgegård, Gunnar (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
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Högman, C. (author)
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Killander, A. (author)
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Wide, L. (author)
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- 1978
- 1978
- English.
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In: Vox Sanguinis. - 0042-9007 .- 1423-0410. ; 34:2, s. 65-70
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- Serum ferritin estimation has been shown to be a reliable test to reveal iron deficiency. Such estimations have been made in groups of male blood donors with a varying number of previous phlebotomies and a mean interval between donations of 9.9 +/- 1.7 SD weeks. It was found that the mean ferritin level was significantly (p less than 0.001) lower in the blood donors than in nondonors. After 6-8 phlebotomies it was about 40% lower. Subnormal ferritin values were found in 10% of the donors, almost exclusively among those who had taken less than 1,000 mg of iron supplementation since the last donation. It is concluded that with a donation interval of about 10 weeks, there is a considerable risk for iron deficiency after about 6 donations. This risk is far less if more than 1,000 mg of iron supplementation is taken between phlebotomies. A role for serum ferritin estimation in monitoring donation intervals and/or iron therapy is suggested.
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