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I have been trying to conceive unsuccessfully for over 1.5 years now.

The study entitled “Association between iron deficiency and fertility.” by Annika Tulenheimo-Silfvast et al. (Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2025 Apr.) has very impressive results for women in my exact situation.

The study below defines iron deficiency as s-ferritin ≤30 μg/L. My bloods show my ferritin levels are 30 - the same level deemed as iron deficiency in the study. even though my doc said those levels were fine…

After treatment with a ferric carboxymaltose infusion (Ferinject®, 500 mg i.v.) the study found the percentage of women having a live birth doubled (graph in link below). Lower miscarriage rates were also found.

The full study is here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39817704/

I have also been struggling with chronic fatigue and brain fog for the past few years.

After getting only 1 infusion I’m sleeping a lot better - sleeping through the night for the first time in 3 years and falling asleep in minutes instead of hours. it’s honestly amazing. I also have a bit more energy - time will tell on the baby front!

Sharing in the hopes this helps someone else struggling with sleep and fatigue.

My ferritin was at 30 (my doctor said this was normal and nothing needed to be done, Google said otherwise), I’d already been taking supplements so thought screw it and went for an infusion. I am shocked to report I’m falling asleep so easily now and sleeping right through the night. like it used to take an hour to get to sleep now it takes MINUTES. Havent had any bouts of insomnia since infusion (used to get them maybe a few days a month). Have a bit more energy too.

I thought my sleep had gone awful due to perimenopause but now I fall asleep and don’t wake up till morning- I haven’t done that in years. It’s amazing.

I can’t believe my doctor dismissed it. I also can’t believe I’d never checked ferritin before (red blood cells were always normal - had to request ferritin from doc after reading a guardian article on the hidden reason behind many women’s chronic fatigue). Wishing you and all us bleedin ladies all the iron we need 🙏

p.s. incase it’s useful I found a clinic in south Dublin that does iron infusions for €150 - no GP referral needed, it’s here if you scroll down to infusions list https://unqlife.ie/services/

p.p.s. the pharmacy beside the Healthwell clinic (Dublin) and I’m sure many others sell ferritin self-check tests for only €7.50

Might be worth checking ferritin levels- study found the percentage of women having a live birth doubled after getting ferritin up

All my sleep issues were down to low ferritin even though my red blood cells were normal