It is best to begin taking this medication on the first day of your menstrual period. If you begin taking it on any other day, use an additional form of non-hormonal birth control (such as condoms, spermicide) for the first 48 hours to prevent pregnancy until the medication has enough time to work. Continue taking one tablet every day.
The task of the consulting hematologist is to determine the cause of the anemia, whether it is progressive, and when and how to treat it. This review emphasizes the pathophysiology and diagnosis of chronic anemias based on patient history and complete blood count (CBC).
Learn more about the types of diseases that hematologists study and treat, as well as the importance of having a hematologist as part of your health-care team. Visit ASH's patient resources webpage, http://hematology.org/Patients/ for more information about blood disorders and the doctors that treat them. Category Education