Does anyone know if big haemomoglobin and haemocrit levels are risky?

One of my specialist Doctors says "no" (gynae) the other say "yes" (haematologist). I asked them to consult with respectively other but it ended up surrounded by a screaming match between the two of them. My level are way above lab normals for a man and info on the pattern suggests it is not a good situation.
Answers:

What could this be?


High hemoglobin is chancy:
Women: 12.1 to 15.1 gm/dl
Men: 13.8 to 17.2 gm/dl
Children: 11 to 16 g/dl
Pregnant women: 11 to 12 g/dl

Higher than normal level of hemoglobin may be caused by:

Congenital heart disease.
Cor pulmonale.
Pedomonary fibrosis.
Polycythemia vera.
Increased red blood cell (RBC) production cause by an excess of erythopoeitin

What does the test result indicate?
Normal values in an fully developed are 12 to 18 grams per deciliter (100 milliliters) of blood. Above-normal hemoglobin levels may be the result of:

dehydration,
excess production of red blood cell in the bone marrow,
severe lung disease, or
several other conditions.
Is at hand anything else I should know?
Hemoglobin decreases slightly during commonplace pregnancy.

Hemoglobin levels culmination around 8 a.m. and are lowest around 8 p.m. each daytime.

Heavy smokers have better hemoglobin levels than nonsmokers.

Living in elevated altitudes increases hemoglobin values due to an increase in the number of red blood cells. Your body produces more red blood cell in response to the decrease oxygen available at these heights.

Hemoglobin level are slightly lower in elder men and women and in children.

This is what I found questioning the websites. There is more you can access if you type what you look for. But I would listen to my hematologist more than to my gynecologist. But this is me.

LADIES ONLY! tampons or pads?

Normal level for haemaglobin for a man should be 12-14, but you sound approaching you are a woman,in which armour the same could apply, the lone reason women hold a lower level is because they menstruate every month. You stipulation not necessarily be lower. You don't say what your height is?





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