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When ferritin is high
High ferritin is the most important negative on this site. The owner publishes his own at 435 and takes no iron, including inside a multi. Do not supplement iron because a bottle said 'men's health'.
Read this first
- Coach, not doctor. Aaron Cuha is a coach, not a doctor. No medical credential is claimed for him, or for these pages. A number on a blood test is something to talk over with a doctor, not something to diagnose yourself with. Nothing here is a prescription, a plan to follow, or a reason to start or stop a medicine. Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use.
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- Three kinds of lab page, kept apart. /bloodwork is blood tests for people. /testing and /prices/labs are lab tests on peptide vials. /supplements/quality is what is in the bottle.
What a coach checks first
Repeat it with an iron panel, CBC, and hs-CRP so a clinician can tell inflammation from stores from overload. Very high values are how iron-overload disease is watched.
What this does not mean
It does not mean donate blood on a forum protocol. It does not mean you have hemochromatosis. It does not mean a high-ferritin multi is 'just in case'.
Markers to ask for on the blood test order
Supplements worth asking about, not orders
What people typically order
Ask for ferritin, serum iron, TIBC or transferrin, saturation, CBC, and hs-CRP. If the pattern stays high, ask about HFE testing or a referral. Do not order an iron bottle while you wait.
When to stop
There is no ninety-day iron trial here. The stopping rule is immediate: no iron until a clinician says the stores are actually empty.