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What Causes Rise In Wbc Levels?

I have been told that my wbc count has been rising for over the past 6 yrs after giving birth to my daughter. As of the last year it has been rising quite significantly and I am currently on the wait list to see a hematologist. I am curious as to what they are going to possibly tell me is going on
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. i can understand your concern about your wbc count. but please kindly give information regarding your wbc count. exactly how much count you have. there are many causes of high wbc count. simple infection can leads to that. many leukemia also have high wbc count. so you need to investigate. go for CBC and PS examination. it will give you cause of high count. consult hematologist, investigate properly and then take treatment accordingly.
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What Causes Rise In Wbc Levels?

Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. i can understand your concern about your wbc count. but please kindly give information regarding your wbc count. exactly how much count you have. there are many causes of high wbc count. simple infection can leads to that. many leukemia also have high wbc count. so you need to investigate. go for CBC and PS examination. it will give you cause of high count. consult hematologist, investigate properly and then take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts you can ask me further. i will be happy to answer you. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.