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Diagnosis and testing for hemochromatosis

Therapeutic Phlebotomy for Hemochromatosis

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

Therapeutic phlebotomy is the cornerstone, front line, most important element of hemochromatosis treatment. In hemochromatosis, therapeutic phlebotomy is a procedure that removes blood from a person’s body with the specific goal of reducing iron overload. Therapeutic phlebotomy involves the same procedure as blood donation; the primary difference is how often we give blood.  Phlebotomy (aka

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