Therapeutic Phlebotomy

Therapeutic phlebotomy is the medically supervised removal of a prescribed amount of blood as part of a patient's treatment.

While it is similar to a routine blood draw or blood donation, the purpose is different. Therapeutic phlebotomy is performed for medical reasons, such as to manage elevated hematocrit, red blood cell levels, or other laboratory findings when clinically indicated.

At Forever Young, we consider your lab results in the context of your overall health and current treatment to determine whether therapeutic phlebotomy is appropriate for you.

We may recommend therapeutic phlebotomy for certain medical conditions or abnormal laboratory findings. Whether it is appropriate depends on the cause of the abnormality, your medical history, current treatment, and relevant lab results.

Testosterone replacement therapy can increase red blood cell production in some patients, which is why monitoring hematocrit is an important part of ongoing treatment.

If your hematocrit becomes elevated during hormone therapy, our team evaluates your lab results, current treatment, and overall health to determine the appropriate next steps. When clinically indicated, therapeutic phlebotomy may be considered as part of your care.

Since we provide both hormone management and therapeutic phlebotomy, we can keep your laboratory monitoring and treatment connected through the same care team.

Your care may involve follow-up questions, changing lab results, or decisions about what comes next. We make it easy to stay connected with our team between appointments.

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