What is aplastic anemia?
Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells. Aplastic anemia patients have lower counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, termed pancytopenia.
How do members experience aplastic anemia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with aplastic anemia*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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 aplastic anemia*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
31
Tried for
aplastic anemia
(1)
*Data from patients with aplastic anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with aplastic anemia*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
aplastic anemia
(1)
*Data from patients with aplastic anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has aplastic anemia on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 4 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 18 | |
| 40s | 15 | |
| 50s | 10 | |
| 60s | 15 | |
| 70+ | 13 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 33 | |
| Female | 45 |