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Definition. A ferritin test measures the amount of ferritin in your blood. Ferritin is a blood cell protein that contains iron. A ferritin test helps your doctor understand how much iron your body is storing.If a ferritin test reveals that your blood ferritin level is lower than normal, it indicates your body's iron stores are low and you have iron deficiency.If a ferritin test shows higher than normal levels, it could indicate that you have a condition that causes your body to store too much iron. ferritin test helps your doctor understand how much iron your body is storing. If a ferritin test reveals that your blood ferritin level is lower than normal, it indicates your body's iron stores are low and you have iron deficiency.
Ferritin is a measure of the iron stored in the ferritin protein within the bone marrow. It's my understanding that you can have a low iron and normal ferritin if the anemia is just starting and the serum level has dropped but not so much that the iron stores (ferritin) have been drawn down below normal.