Why is white blood cell / wbc count low ? Posted: 07-08-07 10:29am
hi.. i had frequent urge to urinate and a
bit of abdominal pain. so had some blood
tests done a month ago. my wbc count seems
to be going down, was 1.8 a month ago and
now 1.3. i feel completley fine now and
the urge to urinate and abdominal pain are
not so bad anymore.. so why would my wbc
be low and going down. i had a hiv test
after the first wbc test and i was
negative. im an africa american, dunno if
it makes a difference. thanks
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Sexual Health - Men Answer A3059 Posted: 08-08-07 07:34am
Causes of low white blood cells
(leukopenia) include: infections (both
viral and HIV), autoimune disorders
(lupus), certain medications, radiation
therapy or bone marrow disease. You've
experienced infection of the urinary
tract. During most infections (especially
the bacterial ones), the white blood cell
count goes up. After the infection is
overcome, it comes to its normal levels.
If the white blood cell levels continues
to fall down you may need to take into
consideration the aforementioned
possibilities and request diagnostic
examinations from your general
practitioner.
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