Aplastic anemia, to its roots, is caused due to the failure of the bone marrow to produce new or enough blood cells. The failure of the bone marrow itself can be due to many reasons.

Aplastic anemia is a complex condition where the patient may be at increased risks of getting an infection, fatigued, and even bleeding. The good news is that Aplastic anemia treatment in Homeopathy is possible and is effective as well.

What are the symptoms of Aplastic Anemia? How to diagnose it?

Most of the symptoms of Aplastic anemia resemble those of anemia and some others. These symptoms are:

• Feeling of tiredness
• Pale skin color
• Increased heart rate
• Frequent infections lasting for longer periods of time
• Bleeding in the nose and of the gums
• Prolonged bleeding from cuts
• Presence of skin rashes
• The Vulnerability of the skin to easy bruising
• Feeling of Dizziness
• Fever
• Headaches

Diagnosis of Aplastic Anemia includes

1. Complete Blood Count (CBC) – A blood-count test may reveal decrease in the levels of RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets.
2. Reticulocyte Count – A reticulocyte count may specifically show a decreased level of new blood cells and hence confirms, that the rate of new blood cell formation in the bone marrow is slower.
3. EPO Level – Erythropoietin is a hormone made in the kidneys when there is a low oxygen level in the body. It triggers the bone marrow to make new red blood cells (RBC). A low Erythropoietin level indicates that the Anemia is not Aplastic anemia.
4. Biopsy – Bone marrow biopsy is carried out for both – confirming the Aplastic anemia, and ruling out other blood diseases.

A proper and timely diagnosis can help a better Homeopathic Treatment for Aplastic Anemia.

What causes Aplastic Anemia?

Aplastic anemia has various risk factors. Some of these factors include Autoimmunity, Medicines, medical procedures, and infections, etc. These factors can be better understood as under:

Medication: Aplastic anemia can be caused by prolonged use of certain medi-cines, like antibiotics, pain killers, and some medicines used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis.

Autoimmunity: Autoimmunity is a condition when the body’s immune system starts attacking the healthy cells of the body. The presence of an autoimmune disorder in the body, may also cause damage to healthy bone marrow cells, and ultimately causing Aplastic anemia.

Chemotherapy & Radiations: During the course of cancer treatment using radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy, the healthy bone marrow cells can be damaged, which may result in a decreased ability of the bone marrow, to produce, new blood cells.

Pregnancy: A heightened immune response during pregnancy and the extra load on the bone marrow to produce enough blood for the developing fetus may also be the risk factors for developing Aplastic anemia.

Infections: Many viral infections can also trigger and cause Aplastic anemia. Epstein-Barr (EBV), Parvovirus B19, Hepatitis, Cytomegalovirus, and HIV are some of the infections leading to Aplastic anemia.