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As hematologists focused on women’s health, we’ve been seeing pregnant women who have iron deficiency, clotting, and low platelet counts.  For many years, it has

Many pregnant women develop low platelet counts during pregnancy. This is usually discovered by routine blood count testing at 26 weeks and during the third

As a hematologist, I specialize in weighing the risks against the benefits for taking estrogen-containing oral contraceptive medications. There is strong evidence that these medications

The most common nutrient deficiency is low iron. It is especially common among women because iron is lost by menstrual bleeding and pregnancies. As a

Iron deficiency occurs in 25% of all women who have menstrual periods. It affects the whole body, because all the muscles of the body require

When I started Heme On Call, the country’s first telemedicine-based hematology practice, I sought to reform the way expert hematology advice was provided: online, from