Treatment is with corticosteroid drugs, blood transfusions, or sometimes bone marrow transplants. A well-balanced diet provides sufficient iron for a woman with normal menstrual periods. Such a woman needs about 18 mg of iron per day. If her periods are particularly heavy, or if she is pregnant, her iron intake may not keep pace with her loss, and a physician may prescribe additional iron. A pregnant or lactating woman needs 15 to 30 mg of iron daily.
Anemia is a condition in which the blood has fewer red blood cells, right, than normal, left.
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