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@dawn16 Hi! Couple of questions: are you anemic? If not, I wouldn't worry about it. Second, how are you supplementing your iron? Through over the counter stuff, or with a prescription? Most over the counter stuff is very low dose, so that might explain why your ferritin level stayed about the...

@mjlavall Might I add to this conversation that the most common cause for iron deficiency in young women is excessive blood loss with menstruation. As for normal values for ferritin: lower limit of normal is indeed 20, however over 30 is considered adequate to prevent anemia. As OP pointed...