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November 2021 in “European Journal of Clinical Nutrition” In this study, non-anemic menstruating women with iron deficiency showed significant associations with symptoms such as recent hair loss at serum ferritin levels ≤ 20 µg/l and restless legs syndrome at levels ≤ 50 µg/l.
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January 1963 in “PubMed” 2 citations
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July 2025 in “BMC Women s Health” This study confirms that many iron deficiency symptoms occur in non-anemic women, with transferrin saturation showing a strong correlation with symptom diversity, suggesting its potential as an early diagnostic biomarker.
This review clarifies that non-anaemic iron deficiency in non-pregnant premenopausal women often arises from menstrual iron losses and can cause symptoms like hair loss, while in post-menopausal women and adult men, iron deficiency anaemia frequently indicates chronic intestinal bleeding.
August 2012 in “ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa)” This study found that a combination of certain symptoms may predict non-anemic iron deficiency and suggest the need for further iron status assessment beyond basic hemoglobin and hematocrit tests.