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I have been noticing more issues with low iron amongst my obstetrics and gynaecology patients lately so thought we should do a thread on iron...
Why is iron important?
Why can iron be low?
How can you get more iron?
#iron #anemia #pregnancy #periods #ObGynTwitter #MedTwitter
Why is iron important?
Why can iron be low?
How can you get more iron?
#iron #anemia #pregnancy #periods #ObGynTwitter #MedTwitter
Iron (Fe) is a super important mineral for us.
Iron the centre of the heme group, which sits in the centre of each subunit of the hemoglobin protein structure.
Hemoglobin proteins pack the inside of our red blood cells.
Iron the centre of the heme group, which sits in the centre of each subunit of the hemoglobin protein structure.
Hemoglobin proteins pack the inside of our red blood cells.
Iron at the core of each hemoglobin molecule binds oxygen.
There are ~260 million hemoglobin molecules in each red blood cell and we each have ~25 trillion red blood cells in circulation!
This is our transport system for oxygen to get from our lungs to our cells and organs.
There are ~260 million hemoglobin molecules in each red blood cell and we each have ~25 trillion red blood cells in circulation!
This is our transport system for oxygen to get from our lungs to our cells and organs.
