What Is Iron Deficiency Anemia?

While there are several types of anemia, iron deficiency anemia is by far the most common anemia that women experience. Menstruating girls and women are most likely to experience iron deficiency anemia. Pregnant women have a 50 percent chance of experiencing iron deficiency anemia.

Brittle nails, fatigue, pale skin and nail beds are just a few of the symptoms of iron deficiency anemia.

Iron deficiency anemia can cause other problems such as restless legs syndrome (RLS). RLS often strikes at night making sleep difficult, if not impossible.

Fortunately, treating iron deficiency anemia is often as simple as making some changes to your diet.

If you think you may have iron deficiency anemia, contact your healthcare provider for testing and treatment recommendations. The consequences of untreated low iron is the possibility of heart damage due to the fact that your heart is working harder to pump blood because of the low oxygen levels that occur in iron deficiency anemia.

Source: http://womenshealth.about.com/b/2011/08/02/what-is-iron-deficiency-anemia.htm

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