Adult dietary characteristics affecting iron intake: A comparison based on iron density ,

Is It Time to Alter the Standard of Care for Iron Deficiency/Iron Deficiency Anemia in Reproductive-Age Women?

“…Low iron stores and anemia do not only represent an individual problem but also an intergenerational one [20,21]. When a woman enters pregnancy in an iron-deficient state, there is an increased likelihood of worsening iron stores.…”

“…In a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trail, 96 individuals were randomized to the IV iron arm, while 106 were allotted to the oral iron arm. The IV iron group received 1-2 g of FCM for a median of 14 days (interquartile range (IQR) 11-22) before surgery, and the oral iron group received three tablets of 200 mg of oral ferrous fumarate daily for a median of 19 days [IQR [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] prior to surgery. The study reported a similar normalization of hemoglobin at the day of admission in both the study groups (RR = 1.08 [95% CI 0.55-2.10]; p = 0.83); however, the proportion of patients with normalized hemoglobin significantly increased for the IV iron group later, at 30 days (RR 2.92 [95% CI 1.87-4.58]; p < 0.0001).…”