Table 4: Treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Table 4:
Treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Initial Treatment	Maintenance Treatment
Phlebotomy of one unit of blood (500 ml) weekly or twice weekly as tolerated Check hematocrit and hemoglobin before each phlebotomy to assure that they fall no more than 20% below starting value Check serum ferritin at intervals and stop frequent phlebotomy when it falls below 50 ng/ml Avoid vitamin C supplements	One phlebotomy every 2-3 months (approx) to maintain serum ferritin between 25 and 50 ng/ml Avoid vitamin C supplements