Your hair-loss labs came back normal, and you are still shedding. Here is what normal misses: in-range is not optimal, most women shedding have normal hormones, and no number on a chart is a promise of regrowth. The honest checklist to bring to your next appointment."

A normal blood count can sit right on top of empty iron stores. Here is the one number to ask for instead of a CBC, the honest truth about what iron can and cannot do for fatigue, and how to dose it so it actually absorbs.