Why IV Iron?
Built for San Antonio women
You delivered at Methodist Hospital or University Hospital’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital six months ago. Your ferritin came back at 18 at your six-week visit. Your OB said "try oral iron." You’re still running North East ISD or Northside ISD drop-offs, fighting Loop 410 traffic every morning, and your hair is coming out in the shower.
Most San Antonio 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 Methodist Hospital or University Hospital delivery that oral iron alone doesn't resolve.
Many local OBs in San Antonio, Alamo Heights, and Stone Oak 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 Methodist or University Hospital infusion suite visit means half a day: a drive across Loop 410 each way, scheduling delays, hospital parking, waiting rooms. Hard to manage with a newborn at home.