Does having low white blood cells have to do with anemia??

my doctor called me back after my routine check up and they said i have low white blood cells, i have anemia does that have something to do with it??
Answer:
no - anemia is realted to the red cells. if you know your white cell count, you might want to check out www.labtestsonline.org they have lots of information on lab tests.

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i don't think so..only your red blood cells do.

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No, anemia is a low RED blood cell count.

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No, it is the red blod cells that have to do with anemia. A high white cell count means there is some infection in your body that the immune system is trying to get rid of.

I'd do a search on white blood cells if I were you to find out more.

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Usually not. But if your white cells are low, then you will be very suseptable to getting infections. Your white cells are the guys that come to our bodies defense when we get sick and when they are low, then there is nothing to fight off the bugs. You need to go back to your doctor so that he can find out why your are low and treat it.

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Anemia specifically refers to low red cells. However, red cells, white cells, and platelets all come from the bone marrow, and it is possible for all three cell lines to be low (pancytopenia) from a variety of different disease processes. A low white cell count in and of itself is pretty nonspecific and is not indicative of any particular disease, especially if you dont' have any symptoms.

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Did you ask your dr.? there are several reasons for having
low white cells .insist that your dr. check all possible avenues
to get the right answers

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It depends on what type of anemia you have, aplastic anemia happens when the bone marrow is being destroyed by the body's immune system. This causes a decrease in all types of cells - red blood cells, white blood cells %26 platelets. Aplastic anemia is very rare but serious, have you talked to your doctor about this? Aplastic anemia is the only type of anemia which typically affects the body's white blood cells. Other anemias affect the number of red blood cells. A decreased white blood cell count could mean that you might have an infection. It can also be caused by a vitamin or nutritional deficiency. Talk to your doctor about their recommendations for treatment (if any are needed).

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