Thalassemia does not normally require additional iron supplementation if there are no accompanying symptoms of iron deficiency.
Thalassemia, i.e., bead protein production disorder anemia, is a hereditary hemolytic anemia disease, which can be divided into three types: mild, moderate and severe, and the general treatments include appropriate supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B₁₂, red blood cell infusion, splenectomy, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. It is usually not accompanied by symptoms of iron deficiency and does not require additional iron supplements.
If a Mediterranean patient is pregnant or due to other special circumstances, after the combination of iron deficiency anemia, iron supplementation therapy is required, and should be taken orally as much as possible, because intravenous iron supplementation is not easily excreted from the body. Iron levels should be monitored at all times during iron supplementation.
Thalassemia should be treated in a timely manner under the guidance of a doctor, who will decide whether iron supplementation is needed based on the test results.