With a lack of oxygen, iron and nutrients in the cells and tissues, the body begins to intensively produce red blood cells - hemoglobin. There is an excess of the norm. On the question whether elevated hemoglobin is dangerous, you can give an unambiguous answer - it is very dangerous.
What threatens to increase hemoglobin?
The high hemoglobin content in the blood is a condition in which the blood becomes thick and viscous, the processes in the vessels and capillaries slow down considerably, the blood stagnates. Oxygen is even worse coming to the cells. This phenomenon can lead to:
- thromboembolism;
- angina pectoris;
- ischemic heart disease;
- stroke;
- heart attack and many other dangerous diseases.
Symptoms of increased hemoglobin are similar to those of a reduced amount of protein:
- there is drowsiness;
- fast fatigue occurs;
- loss of appetite;
- reddening of the skin, sometimes vice versa - pallor;
- coordination of movements is disrupted;
- vision deteriorates.
If you notice the above signs, consult a doctor, give a blood test for hemoglobin. If there is a deviation from the norm, the right treatment will be prescribed.
Also high hemoglobin leads to venous and arterial thrombosis. With increasing indices in the arteries, blockage of the vessels of the brain and limbs can develop.
With an increase in venous form, the same diseases can develop, only in the region of hepatic mesenteric veins. Thromboembolism also develops.
What is dangerous high hemoglobin in women?
The norm of the content of hemoglobin in the blood in a woman is the indices in the range of 120-140 g / l of blood. If the amplitude of the index exceeds 20 units, we can say that the level of hemoglobin is increased. The reasons for this state in women are several:
- Accommodation is high enough in the mountains, where there is insufficient oxygen in the air.
- Constant physical activity, because a woman can not sit around. Also athletes who are engaged in different types of athletics are physically overstrained.
- A bad habit is smoking, when the lungs lose oxygen in their pure form.
- Overdose of multivitamins containing iron. Stopping the intake of multivitamins containing B12, as well as containing folic acid, leads to hemoglobin levels.
- The most innocuous reason is pregnancy. The individuality of each female organism during this period determines one or another indicator of the level of hemoglobin in the blood. As a rule, with time, the baby "normalizes" the indicator, taking vitamins and iron from the mother, thereby bringing hemoglobin back to normal.
All the factors described above indicate a nonhazardous state of elevated hemoglobin in women. If these causes are eliminated, hemoglobin normalizes itself.
If in the everyday life of the fair sex there are no or eliminated these factors, and the analysis still shows a high level of hemoglobin, then you can begin to worry, because in this case there is a dangerous pathology. The danger of high hemoglobin is that:
- the blood becomes thick;
- cells of the body, especially the brain, receive oxygen in insufficient quantities, headaches appear;
- blood flow in the vessels and capillaries is disturbed;
- the blood stagnates, the person has anemia, often the limbs are cold, they are tormented by convulsions;
- plaques can appear;
- the vessels are clogged - a heart attack or stroke may occur.
Finding out how dangerous elevated hemoglobin in the blood, carefully make sure that the level of red blood cells is normal, it is very important.