Why IV Iron?
Built for Houston women
You delivered at Texas Children’s Hospital or Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center six months ago. Your ferritin came back at 18 at your six-week visit. Your OB said "try oral iron." You’re still running Houston ISD or Spring Branch ISD drop-offs, sitting in I-10 Katy Freeway backups, and your hair is coming out in the shower.
Most Houston 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 Texas Children’s Hospital or Memorial Hermann delivery that oral iron alone doesn't resolve.
Many local OBs in Houston, The Heights, and Memorial 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 Texas Medical Center infusion suite visit means half a day: fighting the 610 Loop each way, scheduling delays, garage parking, waiting rooms. Hard to manage with a newborn at home.