🩸 Iron Deficiency Without Anemia
♀ Built for women · 7 markers · $88.20
with code CAMERON $98.00
Exhausted, breathless on stairs, hair shedding, brittle nails, restless legs, brain fog — and you've been told your blood count is normal. Extremely common in menstruating women, endurance athletes, and anyone plant-based.
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All 7 markers load into your cart in one click. No doctor's visit, drawn at any Quest location in the US, results by email in about two weeks. Code CAMERON applies automatically.
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Anemia is the last stage of iron deficiency, not the first. You burn through stored iron long before your hemoglobin drops, and every symptom of iron deficiency can appear while your CBC still reads perfectly normal. This panel measures the stores, not just the end result.
The 7 markers — and why each one is here
Hypothyroidism and iron deficiency present almost identically
Ordering the panel tells you your numbers. The protocol tells you what to do with them — why a normal blood count doesn't rule it out, the alternate-day dosing that absorbs better than daily, how inflammation makes ferritin lie, and when low iron is a red flag rather than a supplement problem.
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Frequently asked questions
7 markers: Ferritin, Iron Panel (Iron, TIBC, UIBC, Sat%), Complete Blood Count (CBC) w/ Differential, hs-CRP (C-Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity), Vitamin B12, Folate, Serum, TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone).
$98.00 before discount, $88.20 with code CAMERON applied automatically. Individual markers add a one-time $10 draw fee. Ordered through Marek Diagnostics and drawn at any Quest Diagnostics location in the US.
No. These are ordered direct-to-consumer through Marek Diagnostics — you order online, walk into a Quest location, and results are emailed to you in about two weeks. No physician visit or insurance required. Not available in NY, NJ or RI.
Morning, fasted, and do not take an iron supplement for 24 hours beforehand — a single dose can spike serum iron and transferrin saturation and make a deficient panel look normal.
True depletion: ferritin low, transferrin saturation low, TIBC high, CRP normal. Masked depletion: ferritin mid-range but CRP elevated and saturation low — treat as deficient. If ferritin is low and B12/folate are low, suspect malabsorption rather than intake.