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utborin on July 2, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: More Millennials Are Having Strokes

> blood loss from periods

...is a whopping 10-35 mL per period—hardly enough to cause a nutrient deficiency.

velox_io on July 2, 2017 | [–]

"In women of reproductive age, periods are the most common cause of iron deficiency anaemia."

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Anaemia-iron-deficiency-/Pages/...

lostlogin on July 2, 2017 | [–]

The flip side is hemochromotosis, women doesn't necessarily become symptomic while pre menopausal. The blood loss masks/treats it until menopause.

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