Polycythemia: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Anemia is the condition in which there  is a decrease in red blood cells and volume. As a result, oxygen-rich cells carry less and less of that essential element through the bloodstream. People are fatigued and tired and their organs don’t function optimally. It would stand to reason that an excess of red cells in the circulating blood, called polycythemia, might actually be favorable to health and well being, but alas, it is not. Polycythemia carries a series of problems and complications that make it a serious disorder to underwrite.

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