When ordering therapeutic phlebotomy you'll be asked to specify volume drawn (500mL is the default), weekly/biweekly/monthly draws, for a 12 month period. After 12 months a new prescription is required. According to an org specializing in blood iron disorders, the hemoglobin cutoff below which you should not draw is 12.5. The normal HGB range is 12-16 ish.
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Colleen McCormick, MD, MPH
Gynecologic Oncologist
NW Cancer Specialists
NCNM Grand Rounds 10/19/09
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Russell B Marz, ND, MAcOM, lecturing
( notes week 6 after exam on nutritionCollapse )

IBD includes Crohn's, UC, and Celiac disease
( notes on Crohn's disease & Ulcerative ColitisCollapse )