Why does iron deficiency cause fatigue, even in the absence of anemia?

Re:Why does iron deficiency cause fatigue, even in the absen... by AuryGlenz on Sunday July 03, 2022 @11:13PM (#31973137)

I’m sure that can happen, but please don’t just to that conclusion just because of sex differences. I’m a man and I’ve had plenty of male doctors not listen to me as well, along with one or two very dismissive female doctors.

It’s a profession that attracts know-it-alls along with those that actually want to help but are overworked.

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Re:Why does iron deficiency cause fatigue, even in the absen... by lamby on Thursday July 07, 2022 @01:08PM (#32016576)

Very true, but when there's literally 100s of years of women's legitimate medical complaints being dismissed (sometimes with fatal consequences), it is surely not too much of leap to speculate that this is part of the reason.

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Re:Why does iron deficiency cause fatigue, even in the absen... by robocat on Monday July 04, 2022 @12:13AM (#31973414)

It is very rude to deny that areoform and Coolerbythelake have read their situations correctly.

Perhaps female doctor are more likely to listen better (to men or women).

Sexism is a well recognised problem in medicine - a little googling shows a lot of research into the problem. Here is one article referencing some research with how women are treated for heart attacks: https://www.salon.com/2018/12/14/new-research-reveals-how-se...

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