Why IV Iron?
Built for Austin women
You delivered at St. David’s Medical Center or Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin six months ago. Your ferritin came back at 18 at your six-week visit. Your OB said "try oral iron." You’re still running Austin ISD or Eanes ISD drop-offs, sitting in MoPac traffic every morning, and your hair is coming out in the shower.
Most Austin women we see are postpartum or dealing with years of heavy cycles. They end up in the ferritin "gray zone" iron stores between 15 and 30 ng/mL, where bloodwork looks normal but exhaustion is real. Hair sheds. Nails split. Brain fog makes it hard to finish a sentence. Many women experience postpartum hair loss after a St. David’s Medical Center or Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin delivery that oral iron alone doesn't resolve.
Many local OBs in Austin, Westlake, and Tarrytown flag low ferritin at the postpartum checkup but don’t offer in-office infusions.
Oral iron takes three to six months to work, if you can tolerate the stomach cramps and constipation. A St. David’s or Ascension Seton infusion suite visit means half a day: a drive down MoPac each way, scheduling delays, garage parking, waiting rooms. Hard to manage with a newborn at home.