Vitamins & minerals
Ferritin
Core panel — run every month
What it indicates
The protein that stores iron, commonly used to describe the body's iron reserves.
Why a series helps
Ferritin moves with iron intake, blood loss and inflammation at the same time, which makes a single reading genuinely ambiguous.
What this page does not tell you
What a particular Ferritin result means depends on you: your history, your medication, why the test was taken. Ziro does not interpret results for individuals and does not diagnose. If something in your results warrants a conversation, that conversation is with a doctor, and your results are downloadable so you can bring them.
Others in vitamins & minerals
Micronutrients and the proteins that store and carry them.