An iron deficiency will start to develop once a patient’s body is using up the stored iron faster than it can be replaced through their diet, which occurs in three stages to develop into a diagnosable iron deficiency. The three stages go as follows: • First stage: The body is using the rest of the stored iron, and soon it will not have any left to produce new hemoglobin or red blood cells. • Second stage: The body has realized that there is not enough iron present to continue producing red blood cells as normal and enters latent iron deficiency, where the red blood cells are being produced without sufficient levels of hemoglobin. • Third stage: This is when the symptoms of anemia will commence due to the drop in hemoglobin levels that are present in the red blood cells below what is considered normal. To get your body's iron levels back to normal, an easy and efficient way is intravenous iron therapy. Our medical professionals have experience helping patients. For more information, contact us or book an appointment online. We have convenient locations to serve you in Maryland. We serve patients from Catonsville MD, Rosedale MD, Baltimore MD, Columbia MD, Glen Burnie MD, North Baltimore MD, Edgewater MD, Parkville MD, Middle River MD, Dundalk MD, Halethrope MD, Ellicott City MD, Laurel MD, Hebbville MD, and Woodlawn MD.