Like the title says, do men need to take an Iron supplement? I know women need to, but on my postop instructions from my doctor it says that women may need to take an iron supplement... does that mean that men do not?

Currently I am only taking a Multivitamin, Calcium and b12. I am going to wait for my 3 month labs to see what my iron levels are like.

Just thought I would ask because I have been reading some mixed opinions in my research.

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typically men do not need iron supplements.

Like the title says' date=' do men need to take an Iron supplement? I know women need to, but on my postop instructions from my doctor it says that women may need to take an iron supplement... does that mean that men do not?

Currently I am only taking a multivitamin, calcium and b12. I am going to wait for my 3 month labs to see what my iron levels are like.

Just thought I would ask because I have been reading some mixed opinions in my research.

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I don't think so unless you have a known issue with low iron levels. The 6 month labs will tell you. Just make sure you have some iron in the multi. We get a k

Lot of iron from Protein sources and leafy veggies.

Oh man I've been taking iron

Oh man I've been taking Iron

My comment above is just from my own knowledge base and should not be attributed to medical fact. You may be perfectly ok taking the extra iron. Others may not need it ( like myself). I tried to take more iron back around 1 month post op and it gave me the gag reflex for some reason. Never went back to it and my six month labs did not report any issues. If you are not sure, it is a good question for your NUT.

I don't have a nut I have a pcp and may be doing blood work for my follow up with her. Is the iron the reasons for my chest getting bigger and the hot flashes? Lol

Men don't, my thought as well, have been using it post op and for now.

I take iron but that's because I can't stomach the multivitamins with iron in them. So I take a gummy multivitamin without iron and then an iron pill.