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Can Iron Supplements Give False Positive Pregnancy

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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

[Hello, My wife is pregnant and she is week due to Formation of blood is very low so please suggest any kind of tonic for her] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Deepti Verma MD

29weeks pregnant and feeling dizzy all time my bp and sugar are normal my hemoglobin is 11 and my electrolyte levels are normal and i am taking iron supplements . dizziness started at week 20 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( OBGYN)
Dr. Manisha Jain MD

What is usually the appropriate approach if diagnosed with Anemia in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy and is Iron supplement pills usually recommended? and how many mg/per day? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

I am 27 year old female who is 11 months Post Pardon. During my pregnancy I had a normal iron level but my iron dropped after giving birth. I took iron pills for 4 months with only a increase... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Kalpana Pathak MD

I need some iron supplements as I am suffering from severe fatigue and hairfall. Also prescribe some Vitamin C supplements. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kalpana Pathak ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Rhea Chanda MD

hi im 30 weeks pregnant n my blood results show 10.6 mg of iron..i was asked to take iron supplements . my prenatal vitamins had 27mg of iron n iron supplements im taking shows... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rhea Chanda ( OBGYN)
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

Hello - I m having a colonoscopy next Friday and the instructions say to NOT take iron supplements a week before the procedure. I do not take any prescription iron supplements, so I m assuming... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Santosh Kumar A MD

My doc recommended taking fefol iron supplements cause I am pregnant I don t like taking unneeded medication and was not sure if this is a good idea I eat well and I am quite healthy. Is this supplement ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Kumar A ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I take prescription iron supplements and have had dark stools which I know is normal. However, I recently started taking Alli and now my stools are no longer dark despite still taking the iron... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vishal Garala MD

FROM MIGRAINE SINCE CHILDHOOD). AM I RIGHT IN THINKING IRON SUPPLEMENTS TO BE THE CAUSE? ...I AM 16 WEEKS PREGNANT AND HAVE BEEN PUT ON OROFER XT 100MG IRON SUPPLEMENT AFTER LUNCH. i SUSPECT ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vishal Garala ( Psychiatrist)