What is gestational thrombocytopenia (GT)? Thrombocytopenia occurs when the number of platelets in your blood drops below a certain level. In gestational thrombocytopenia (GT), your pregnancy causes ...

Without platelets, we would die pretty easily. The microscopic plate-shaped structures in our bloodstream rush to the site of an injury, forming clots that stop blood loss and help stimulate the ...

A few years back, Howell teenager Jillian Vieira was getting off the school bus on a rainy day when she slipped and fell into the street. It didn't seem like a huge deal. Then she got home and noticed ...

Platelet-rich plasma is a growing part of "regenerative" medicine. It's natural, easily applied and a profit center for companies and physicians. But what remains unclear is whether its use is ...

Because leukemia is a blood cancer, it can affect a person’s platelet count. People with leukemia sometimes have a low platelet count. However, other conditions can also cause low platelets. Leukemia ...

LifeServe says the need for platelets is very high right now and they can be crucial to making a difference.

To help address platelet shortages and streamline blood center operations, The Blood Center in New Orleans has become the ...

According to the Community Blood Center, platelets are very fragile, short-lived blood cells, essential for normal blood ...

Your body makes three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Pancytopenia is when you have abnormally low amounts of all three. It can be caused by diseases, ...