What is essential thrombocythemia?

Essential thrombocythemia is a rare blood disorder characterized by an increased platelet count in the blood due to overproduction of platelets in the bone marrow. For this reason it is considered a myeloproliferative disorder.

How do members experience essential thrombocythemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with essential thrombocythemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for essential thrombocythemia*

*Data from patients with essential thrombocythemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with essential thrombocythemia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Hydrea)
Perceived effectiveness
for essential thrombocythemia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
fatigue
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
essential thrombocythemia (2)
Treatment

(Aspirin Low Dose)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
essential thrombocythemia (1)

*Data from patients with essential thrombocythemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has essential thrombocythemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 6
30s 24
40s 42
50s 47
60s 68
70+ 73

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 58
Female 205