The Barrie, Ont.-born writer says she's visiting the hospital every two weeks to get blood taken from her body, which is ...

If a doctor suspects hereditary hemochromatosis, they will likely order a blood test to measure transferrin saturation. Transferrin is a protein that carries iron in the blood. A high transferrin ...

Secondary hemochromatosis risk factors include blood disorders treated with repeated ... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is ...

4. Liver Biopsy: Liver biopsy remains the gold-standard diagnostic test for hemochromatosis. However, its use has now shifted from that of a major diagnostic tool to that for estimating prognosis ...

Blood donors with hemochromatosis, a disorder in which iron accumulates in organs and body tissues, do not pose a greater risk to blood safety than Blood donors with hemochromatosis, a disorder in ...

Hemochromatosis causes a build-up of iron ... Reliable tests are available to identify those at risk—blood tests for measuring iron levels and genetic testing. Symptoms can include feeling ...

I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis in 1979 ... merely available blood tests for excess iron and iron stores. The treatment is relatively simple and will prevent severe morbidity if diagnosed ...

Sheenagh Lundy suffers from haemochromatosis or what is sometimes called the "Celtic Curse". Shenagh Lundy was diagnosed with Genetic haemochromatosis (GH). when she was 18. The disorder sometimes ...

"All my blood work came back completely through the roof," she added, saying this all began around August and September of last year. Then in December, she underwent genetic testing and met with a ...