Iron (Fe) serum, Serum Iron Blood Test

A serum iron test measures how much iron is in your serum. The serum iron test can reveal abnormally low or high blood iron levels.

The serum iron of a healthy, adult, non-pregnant woman lies between 13 and 27 µmol/L and 14-32 μmol/L for a male.

Abnormally high iron serum levels may mean you've consumed too much iron, vitamin B-6, or vitamin B-12. High levels of iron may indicate: hemolytic anemia or hemolysis: your body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells. liver conditions: such as hepatic necrosis (liver failure) and hepatitis.

Iron deficiency without anemia can occur when a person has a normal hemoglobin, but below normal serum ferritin and/or transferrin saturation. Iron deficiency with anemia can occur when a person has low values of both serum ferritin and hemoglobin.

Iron deficiency can be the result of numerous and multiple causes. These fall into two broad categories: an increased need for iron and/or decreased intake or absorption of iron. Abnormally high iron serum levels may mean you've consumed too much iron, vitamin B-6, or vitamin B-12. High levels of iron may indicate: hemolytic anemia or hemolysis: your body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells, as well as liver conditions: such as hepatic necrosis (liver failure) and hepatitis.