Iron deficiency in women is often overlooked by doctors. These are the signs – ABC Life

Tiredness, fatigue, hair loss, leg cramps and insomnia are just some of the symptoms of iron deficiency.
Yet despite the medical condition being so common in women (up to 18 per cent of healthy women are low in iron), it is often overlooked by doctors as the cause of health issues, according to a new research paper by the University of Western Australia (UWA).
“If you actually ask women who have iron deficiency what their symptoms are, fatigue and tiredness is there but right at the top of the list…

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