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Melissa A Tan:
This is something I have been wondering about, and I hope you do not find this gross. Why is it as a menstruating female, I have HbE trait, my hb is at 13.4, as opposed to a male who does not lose blood monthly and has a lower hb.

Jairo Ammirati:
Another question would be: what type of Magnesium?

Andy Battaglia:
Jairo,

Two things that can be tried to bump the Hb are L-methylfolate at 2-5 mg daily and Sublingual vitamin B-12, 2000-5000 mcg daily. Folic acid is synthetic and should not be used in those doses, but folate is natural and is fine to use at high dose.
I use that patented TRAACS magnesium sold by Life Extension. It works very quickly.

Andy Battaglia:
Melontan,

There are many variables, such as available nutrients and genetic differences that can account for different Hb levels is similar patients. An example of a genetic factor would be a beta thal carrying alpha thal. This typically moderates the condition and a more mild condition will result.

Melissa A Tan:
Hi Andy,

My daughter has Alpha II minor with the co-inheritance of HbE trait. At 1 years old, her hb was 13.1. At 10 and 11 years old, it was 12.4. By 14 years old, her hb had dropped to 9.4. She does not have heavy periods. We managed to bump her hb back up to 11.4 using B12, methylfolate, B-Complex. But I still don’t understand as to why it dropped so much.

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