Has anyone heard of iron pills causing temporary Secondary Polycythemia Vera?

Question

i.e hemoglobin going from 113 then up to 185

Answer 1

Polycythemia ( increased red cell count/ increased Hemoglobin level) is of 3 types.
1- Relative polycythemia= due to decrease in fluid volume of blood cauing spurious Polycythemia.
2- Secondary Polycythemia= due to the overproduction of erythropoietin, a hormone which stimulates red blood cells production, which itself can be due to decrease in oxygen ( high altitude, lung disease etc.)
3- Polycythemia vera is a cancerous condition also called primary polycythemia, it's cause is not known and definitely iron doesn't have any role to play. There is no such term as secondary polycythemia vera.

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