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Q I have felt very tired recently and find it hard to keep awake during the day. I thought it was stress but my GP says it is because my blood count is low, at 9.1. He wants to find out the cause before treating me. I am a 47-year-old Afro-Caribbean woman. I have always taken vitamins regularly.
Could you explain what the figures mean, how this low blood count could have occurred and what I can do to boost it?See the full content of this document
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How Can I Raise My Blood Count?
normal blood count for a woman should be above 13. Your haemoglobin count of 9.1 means that you are anaemic ('an' means lack of, and 'haem' means blood).
Haemoglobin is a protein found in r...See the full content of this document
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