Women and iron-deficiency

More than one in 10 women are iron-deficient.

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26th May, 2012

Struggling to keep her eyes open as she drove home from work each afternoon, Amy wondered why she was so tired. A simple blood test confirmed she had iron-deficiency anaemia, and thanks to a course of iron supplements she can now drive home safely. Around 3.5% of New Zealand women have iron-deficiency anaemia, compared with 0.6% of men. Iron deficiency is more common among women of reproductive age, because of menstrual blood losses. But for every case like Amy’s, there are two other women who are iron-deficient, but not enough for their doctor to prescribe iron supplements. Yet little ...

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