What is a good serum ferritin level?
The normal range for ferritin in your blood serum is: 20 to 250 ng/mL for adult males. 10 to 120 ng/mL for adult females, 18 to 39 years.
What does high serum ferritin levels mean?
Higher than normal ferritin levels can mean you have too much iron in your body. Conditions that cause increased iron levels include liver disease, alcohol abuse, and hemochromatosis, a disorder that can lead to cirrhosis, heart disease, and diabetes.
What are the symptoms of low serum ferritin?
Low ferritin levels
- unexplained fatigue.
- dizziness.
- chronic headaches.
- unexplained weakness.
- ringing in your ears.
- irritability.
- leg pains.
- shortness of breath.
How is a ferritin test done at the Mayo Clinic?
During the ferritin test, a member of your health care team takes a sample of blood by inserting a needle into a vein in your arm.
What to do if your ferritin level is high?
For elevated ferritin levels, your doctor may prescribe other blood iron tests or a TIBC (total iron-binding capacity) test that measures the amount of transferrin in your blood. High ferritin levels require continuous treatment, medication and blood tests to maintain a normal level.
Is there such a thing as a serum ferritin test?
Yes, ferritin is also known as serum ferritin. What is a Ferritin test? A ferritin test is a blood test that helps your doctor to measure the amount of the protein ferritin present in your blood. The test helps your doctor to understand whether your ferritin levels are low or normal.
When does the body need to release ferritin?
Whenever our body needs more red blood cells, ferritin is released which then combines with another protein called the transferrin. Transferrin carries ferritin to replenish the iron to form new red blood cells. The body needs to have a normal store of ferritin that will be used by the body from time to time.