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Polycythemia is characterized by an increased number of red blood cells. Secondary polycythemia is usually caused by an exposure to low oxygen over an extended amount of time. Common complications include slower blood flow and development of blood clots.
How do members experience secondary polycythemia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with secondary polycythemia*
*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 secondary polycythemia*
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Polycythemia is characterized by an increased number of red blood cells. Secondary polycythemia is usually caused by an exposure to low oxygen over an extended amount of time. Common complications include slower blood flow and development of blood clots.
Common symptoms reported by people with secondary polycythemia
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.
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Treatments taken by people for secondary polycythemia
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Compare treatments taken by people with secondary polycythemia
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have secondary polycythemia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with secondary polycythemia? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has secondary polycythemia on PatientsLikeMe?
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