I have heard of women of childbearing age having uncontrollable menstrual bleeding when their platelets got low, and being given hormones like Depo-Provera to stop the bleeding. I don't know if this would ever be given to older women, however.
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-Lisa, husband Ken age 60 dx SAA 7/04, dx hypo MDS 1/06 w/finding of trisomy 8; 2 ATGs, partial remission, still using cyclosporine
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