my husband was just informed that his hemoglobin was  72, and he must go to hospital tomorrow for a blood transfusiion.  He has prostate cancer, and had his first chemo treatment one week ago.  We were warned that a transfusion might be necessary.   What is normal hemoglobin?
Hi, The normal hemoglobin in males is between 13-15g%. His hemoglobin must be 7.2 go indicating moderate to severe anemia. As he would be elderly, his cardiopulmonary functions would also be less and hence low hemoglobin needs to be treated urgently. The more reason, would be to improve his overall strength due to prostate cancer and chemotherapy related issues. He would require an immediate transfusion of packed red cells and at-least maintain the hemoglobin above 10g% for the time being. Any further queries, happy to help again.