Ferritin

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Blood test

Overview

Risks

Results

Ferritin

Normal Values:

male: 12-300 ng/ml

female: 12-150 ng/ml

Note: ng/ml = nanograms per milliliter

The lower the ferritin level, even within the "normal" range, the more likely a patient is iron deficient.

What abnormal results mean:

Higher-than-normal levels may indicate:

Note: Any inflammatory disorder can raise the ferritin level.

Lower-than-normal levels may indicate:

chronic gastrointestinal bleeding
heavy menstrual bleeding
iron deficiency anemia

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed:

anemia of chronic disease

Review Date: 2/1/2005
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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