Hi.
Can't see anything about this, so I'm hoping I haven't missed it if there is, but just wanted to see if there was anybody in the same boat!
Just a quick bit of history. I had a missed miscarriage back in December 2010 and we have been trying again for just short of two years now.
We've had all the tests and sit in the unexplained category!! Offered Clomid but in not a lover of tablets, so have held off...as its happened before.
Anyway, I recently visited an acupuncturist who first looked at my tongue and asked whether I had iron issues. I dont think I do, but she suggested gentle iron (Floradix) which I've been taking for just over a month and a half. Although now having read the symptoms of this, I think I might have a slight deficiency.
I then thought I would ask for my ferritin levels to be tested as I had read about that impacting fertility. They came back at 27, in the 'normal' range, but my doctor said I need to be around 40, ideally 50. So I'm now on ferrous sulphate tablets. Looking back I'm guessing the miscarriage has had this impact on me, but I was offered no advice at the time.
Coincidentally I had my follow up app at the specialists today and when I mentioned ferritin, told me that they don't get concerned about that!!!
I'm still going to continue with the iron tablets as I don't understand how they can just send you away with no further help...just Clomid or ivf!!
So sorry for the short story but I just wondered whether anybody had any success after iron supplements that raised their ferritin levels?
Can't see anything about this, so I'm hoping I haven't missed it if there is, but just wanted to see if there was anybody in the same boat!
Just a quick bit of history. I had a missed miscarriage back in December 2010 and we have been trying again for just short of two years now.
We've had all the tests and sit in the unexplained category!! Offered Clomid but in not a lover of tablets, so have held off...as its happened before.
Anyway, I recently visited an acupuncturist who first looked at my tongue and asked whether I had iron issues. I dont think I do, but she suggested gentle iron (Floradix) which I've been taking for just over a month and a half. Although now having read the symptoms of this, I think I might have a slight deficiency.
I then thought I would ask for my ferritin levels to be tested as I had read about that impacting fertility. They came back at 27, in the 'normal' range, but my doctor said I need to be around 40, ideally 50. So I'm now on ferrous sulphate tablets. Looking back I'm guessing the miscarriage has had this impact on me, but I was offered no advice at the time.
Coincidentally I had my follow up app at the specialists today and when I mentioned ferritin, told me that they don't get concerned about that!!!
I'm still going to continue with the iron tablets as I don't understand how they can just send you away with no further help...just Clomid or ivf!!
So sorry for the short story but I just wondered whether anybody had any success after iron supplements that raised their ferritin levels?
