[wideminded]

Women rarely have hemochromatosis, because of the menstrual cycle.

It's genetic, so just as many women have the genes for it as men, but they don't usually show symptoms of iron overload until they are older.

This study, which examined equal numbers of men and women with two copies of the gene for hemochromatosis, concludes: " ... homozygous hemochromatosis is slightly underexpressed in women, although severe disease can be present and the clinical features are different than those seen in men. We show that women with genetic hemochromatosis can and do develop progressive iron overload and clinical symptoms despite menstruation and pregnancy."

[AnAmericanMother]

Usually the symptoms don’t crop up until after menopause.

[Joya]

Thanks. Right now I’m not seeing any physicians except I go once a year for a well-woman check-up ... maybe if I ask him he would order a CBC to see if it’s anything like that.

I appreciate you being concerned and you alerting me to watch for such.

Good health is such a blessing.

Thanks!
Merry Christmas.