What are they used for?
Iron tests are most often used to:
Check if your iron levels are too low, a sign of anemia
Diagnose different types of anemia
Check if your iron levels are too high, which could be a sign of hemochromatosis. This is a rare genetic disorder that causes too much iron to build up in the body.
See if treatments for iron deficiency (low iron levels) or excess iron (high iron levels) are working
