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Is it bad or common to be low in white blood cells, can you do anything for it or are there any side effects?

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Depends: Depends upon how low and what your WBC counts have been in the past. 50% of people are below "normal" yet their numbers are normal for them. If you have no history of infections or a progressive decrease in your counts I do not see any reason to worry.

Dr Omrani agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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