“Is anemia a dangerous blood disorder?”

Anemia is not a dangerous blood disorder unless it is severe in nature. Severe anemia usually causes fatigue. Menstruating women often are mildly anemic.

Anemia can be dangerous. The word indicates lower than normal hemoglobin levels in one’s whole blood stream. One’s health is affected at all degrees of anemia, though the actual impact varies. So, the actual cause of anemia matters. The degree of anemia matters. Your age matters. The existence of other illness matters. Anemia compromises oxygen delivery to vital tissues and organs. If one has heart disease, then anemia threatens the heart. Causation must be discovered and remedied. Organs must be tested and protected.