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A member asked:
Is it true phlebotomy a good treatment for polycythaemia vera?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: I am not an expert, but it is my understanding that for many, it is the treatment of choice. I think most patients just go and essentially give blood about once a week and everything works out very well. A hematologist is the type of specialist that one with this condition should see for evaluation and treatment.
Answered 2/25/2013
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Yes: Phlebotomy is part of the treatment for polycythaemia vera to lower red blood cell levels.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Yes: There are also medicines that can sometimes be used to help control your red blood counts. However, until the medicine takes effect, repeated therapeutic phlebolotomy is the most effective way of keeping your polycythemia vera until control.
Answered 3/26/2013
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I have been diagnosed with polycythemia vera and have been receiving regularly scheduled phlebotomy. Is a WBC level of 21 an immediate concern?
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