Hello doctor, I am a 41-year-old female with no health problems as such. For the last six months, I am having ESR values of 61 then 82 and then again 61. My ESR was in 60 even two years ago. My physician prescribed me multivitamins. Now I have got my 12-year-old daughter who hit her puberty last year got her ESR at 44. My daughter also does not have any illness or sickness and she is perfectly fine. She is overweight and so am I.Please guide what should I do now. Are we both having some serious problem?
Hello. The most common cause of raised ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) in females is low hemoglobin. For every 1 g decrease in hemoglobin below 13 g, the ESR will rise by about 5. ESR has no significance unless the person has underlying inflammation. You need to mention the hemoglobin level and the method by which ESR was measured whether it was Westergren or Wintrobe's. For more information consult an internal medicine physician online -->