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Re: lack of iron???

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:52:53 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 13 Jun 2001, krys wrote: >
>I recently had blood work done and they said my iron in my blood was
>low. Can low iron cause vaginal irritations or yeast infections, cause
>I seem to be susseptible to geting them I was wondering if the two are
>related.

It is not likely related. However, having a low blood count can certainly affect you immune system and thus you ability to fend off infections... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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