Rica Tatiana 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈Jul 6, 2023

Had blood testing today to double check from physical 2 weeks ago. I have very low iron and seem to be #anemic. I know there have been a couple of studies that show #trans women have a lower red blood count. Linked is one study. I wonder how they did the lab work. As male or female? So at moment I'm looking for multivitamin with more iron and seeing what can eat that will raise RBC. #transwoman

https://labmedicineblog.com/2018/12/10/lab-value-changes-in-transgender-females/

Lab Value Changes in Transgender Females

For our next edition of transgender laboratory medicine, we will explore how transgender women use hormone therapy to physically transition to their affirmed female gender. While transgender men ju…

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@Rtorres81 I was also diagnosed with being #anemic for me they told me it’s because of a B12 deficiency I have because of being #vegan
It is interesting that it might be a #TransWoman thing
Jul 9, 2023 at 8:35amWeb
Show threadalvaJul 9, 2023
@Rtorres81 just looked up the values, if they would take (cis) women levels I would be on the low end for hemoglobin but not too low yet *confused*
Show threadRica Tatiana 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈Jul 9, 2023

@alva here is another report from 2020
https://academic.oup.com/jes/article/4/11/bvaa119/5897036

I have given the doctor multiple studies with citations so they know it's legit. To show why I might be showing as anemic, so it's not dismissed. Unfortunately I'm currently waiting for them to discuss if they should be testing me as female to see if my labs come back as normal.

Longitudinal Changes in Hematologic Parameters Among Transgender People Receiving Hormone Therapy

AbstractContext. The effect of gender-affirming hormone therapy (HT) on erythropoiesis is an area of priority in transgender health research.Objective. To compa

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Show threadalvaJul 9, 2023
@Rtorres81 thanks a lot 👍🥰hope they will do the test with female levels for you
Show threadRica Tatiana 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈Jul 9, 2023
@alva thank you and you're welcome!