Julie,
Post menopausal women should not take Iron supplements, unless they have a blood test, to suggest that need. Iron overload or excess iron is implicated in heart disease in both men and women. Women's vits labeled for over 50 typically do not have iron in them, or if so a very low amount.
You want to make sure you have adequate Vit D, since this is responsible for calcium absorption.
Both calcium and iron require an acidic stomach for absorption.
If you use acid lowering drugs, and change that environment, both will have reduced absorption.
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