Your body makes three different blood cells. Your white blood cells fight infections. Your platelets assist your blood clot. Your red blood cells have the job of transporting oxygen throughout your entire body. Amenia, a medical condition that causes you not to have enough healthy red blood cells to transport significant oxygen to the tissues in your body. Red blood cells have hemoglobin inside them. Hemoglobin is iron-rich protein that gives your blood its red coloring.Men who have anemia have a hemoglobin level at 13.5 gram/100 ml or less. Women who have anemia have a hemoglobin level of 12 gram/100 ml or less. There are many forms of anemia and they all have their separate causes. These forms of anemia include hemolytic, sickle cell, aplastic and bone marrow anemias. Anemia may be chronic or temporary. Symptoms can range from mild to severe. You may have anemia and not notice any symptoms.
