Patient's question:
Do you need a bone marrow transplant for severe thalassemia? Can medication be used? Is surgery necessary? Are there any good methods? Does anyone have experience with this?Doctor's answer:
If the economy permits, it is possible to find suitable fellow patients or unrelated donors, and bone marrow transplantation can be considered. If successful, it can be cured.Thalassemia is a hereditary, hemolytic anemia. Thalassemia is a severe hereditary anemia caused by congenital genetic defects that prevent the body from synthesizing hemoglobin normally. This leads to red blood cells easily dissolving and breaking down in the spleen and bone marrow, resulting in chronic, hereditary anemia.