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*

*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*

Who has aplastic anemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 5
20s 7
30s 15
40s 18
50s 9
60s 15
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 33
Female 48