What Is Hemochromatosis?
10. Treatment
There is no cure for hemochromatosis, and any damage caused cannot be reversed. It can be treated, however. Treatment for the condition involves helping to remove excess iron from the body, and this is achieved by removing some of the patient’s blood. Any excess iron will then be needed to help make more hemogolobin, and this will help to restore the patient’s iron levels to how they should be.
This procedure is not suitable for some people, but an alternative method is available. This is a type of medication that can be injected or taken orally. The medication contains a substance that causes excess iron to bind to it, and this can then be passed harmlessly out of the body.
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