What causes high platelet count during pregnancy?

The high platelet concentration during pregnancy is most likely due to a wound that causes an increase in platelets, and it may also be caused by a myeloproliferative disease. Therefore, for the high platelet concentration during pregnancy, it is recommended that everyone should understand its cause. The following is an introduction to the causes of high platelet count during pregnancy. I hope everyone can understand its causes clearly.

What to do if pregnant women have high platelet count

The normal platelet content in adults is 100-300*10^9/L. For people whose platelets are slightly higher than the normal value, there is generally no problem if other values ​​are normal and there are no symptoms. It is just that platelets are involved in blood coagulation, so a higher value will increase the possibility of thrombosis. High platelets can be divided into physiological and pathological: physiological ones are seen after menstruation and after exercise; pathological ones are seen in pathological myeloproliferative diseases, essential thrombocythemia, acute hemolysis, acute suppurative infection, etc. When >400x10^9/L, it is thrombocytosis. Primary thrombocytosis is common in myeloproliferative diseases, such as chronic myeloid leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, etc.; reactive thrombocytosis is common in patients with acute and chronic inflammation, iron deficiency anemia and cancer. This type of increase generally does not exceed 500×109/L. The situation improves after treatment, and the platelet count will quickly drop to normal levels.

How should pregnant women check their platelets?

Generally, a routine blood test is sufficient. The items of routine blood test include red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), hemoglobin (HGB), platelet count (PLT), neutrophil ratio (NEUT), lymphocyte percentage (LY), etc.

After reading the above content, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the high platelet count. If you are pregnant, your blood is in a hypercoagulable state due to pregnancy. A slightly higher platelet count is not a big problem. If it is much higher, other examinations should be done to determine the condition. I wish you all good health.