Anyone have high platelets??

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Otherwise known as essential thrombocythemia, just wondering if anyone else has this and has got pregnant or still trying?
 Or what medications are you taking to control platelet count

Thanks

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I know this is 3 years old, but I am diagnosed with ET! And just found out I’m pregnant again, last pregnancy ( high probability of me having ET but wasn’t confirmed) was high risk and had her early due to low fluids and my placenta was not in the best shape it was extremely calcifies they said. Now I’m 20x more worried because of the high miscarriage rate I’ve had and then all this thrown in as well

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No it's different, but platelets are still part of the blood but involved in the clotting process. Blood tests can determine if you have high levels

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How do you know you have this? My haemoglobin levels are high which means I have excess red blood cells. Not sure this is the same though?