Hello docs! First off, thank you for the help you provide everyone on this forum - it’s greatly appreciated!
Age: 23
Sex: M
Weight: 10 lbs
Height: 6’1
Activity: Currently running the Strengthlifting II template
Medication: none
Waist: 32 inches
Issues: Fatigue, zero sex drive, no energy, headaches, heart palpitations/flutters, cold extremities, headaches
I went to my GP complaining of the above issues. They ran the following blood work:
26/06/19:
Testosterone: 20.4 (8.64 - 29) nmol/L
Oestradiol: 150 (41 - 159) pmol/L
Free Test: 0.456 (0.2 - 0.62) nmol/L
Albumin: 45.1 (35 - 50) g/L
SHBG: 29.7 (18.3 - 54.1) nmol/L
Sodium: 145 (133 - 146) mmol/L
Potassium: 3.8 (3.5 - 5.3) mmo/L
Urea: 7.5 (2.5 - 7.8) mmol/L
Creatinine: 86 (58 - 110) umol/L
Total Bilirubin: 14 (0 - 21) umol/L
ALT: 30 (0 - 49) iu/L
Alkaline Phosphotase: 91 (30 - 130) iu/L
TSH: 2.5 (0.3 - 6.0) mu/L
B12: 541 (160 - 1000) ng/L
Random Glucose: 4.7 nmol/L
Haemoglobin: 163 (130 - 180) g/L
Total WBC: 4.4 109 (4.0 - 11.0) /L
RBC Count: 5.44 1012 (4.5 - 6.5) /L
Haematocrit: 0.495 (0.400 - 0.500)
Platelets: 150 10*9 (150 - 450) /L
They said everything looked fine, and told me I had nothing to worry about. I didn’t feel the issues I’m currently having were “nothing to worry about”, so I had some bloods done via a private company to investigate a few bio-markers that I thought might provide more insight. Everything came back normal, apart from my iron levels:
CRP HS: 4.05 mg/L (Range: < 5)
Iron: 32.68 umol/L (Range: 5.8 - 34.5)
TIBC: 50.58 umol/L (Range: 45 - 72)
UIBC: X 17.9 umol/ L (Range: 22.3 - 61.7)
Transferrin Saturation: X 64.61 % (Range: 20 - 50)
Ferritin: 205 ug/L (Range: 30 - 400)
From the little research I’ve done, my bloods might suggest I have an issue with iron overload. I took those bloods back to my GP, and again they told me there was nothing to worry about. Based upon those bloods, is it possible that I’m suffering from iron overload, and could they be the cause of the issues I described above? Thanks in advance, docs.