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> blood loss from periods ...is a whopping 10-35 mL per period—hardly enough to cause a nutrient deficiency.
by danaliv 9y ago
> blood loss from periods
...is a whopping 10-35 mL per period—hardly enough to cause a nutrient deficiency.
- lostlogin 9y agoThe flip side is hemochromotosis, women doesn't necessarily become symptomic while pre menopausal. The blood loss masks/treats it until menopause.
- velox_io 9y ago"In women of reproductive age, periods are the most common cause of iron deficiency anaemia." http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Anaemia-iron-deficiency-/Pages/Causes.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Anaemia-iron-deficiency-/Pages/...