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  • Time for Talon 2013

    6-Hour Fitness Fundraiser Raises Awareness for ITP and Over $3700 for PDSA Programs and Research!

    View Event Photos

  • How I Treat Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy

    Read the latest journal article published in 'Blood' by PDSA Medical Advisors Terry Gernsheimer, MD and Andra James, MD.

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  • ITP Designer Necklaces

    BLING FOR ITP! Two beautiful styles created by ITP patient and jewelry designer Stephanie Moran.

    Get Yours

  • ITP Conference 2013

    July 19-21, 2013 - Washington, D.C. - Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

    Read more about the agenda, presenters and location:

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  • Call to the Heart for ITP

    A NEW and exciting gift campaign to benefit PDSA Programs and our Research Fund!

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  • If I Had - Recent Onset Nosebleeds and Easy Bruising

    Watch video on ITP with PDSA Medical Advisor Dr. David J. Kuter, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital

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  • Order Your New Patient Guide to ITP

    Featuring ITP Patient and PDSA Member Danielle Schmidt on the Cover!
    Read the stories of other PDSA members featured throughout the Guide

    Download the New Guide
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  • Exercise Marathon to raise money for blood disorder

    "When Highlands Ranch sophomore class president Ocean Crist saw what her sister was going through, she wanted to do something. In December of 2011, Talon Crist was diagnosed with ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenia)..."

    - From KUSA

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  • Winter 2012-2013 Issue of "The Platelet News"

    The Winter 2012/2013 issue of The Platelet News is now available with 28 pages filled with news and informative articles.

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  • The Many Faces of Wonder Drug Prednisone

    "Whether you're breaking out in hives or have a herniated disc or suffer from asthma, you could be prescribed the same drug. Lots of diverse conditions are treated with what's been dubbed "a 20th century wonder drug" called Prednisone."

    - From IdeaStream.org

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"Making the world of ITP a more manageable place to be"


Our Mission:

The Platelet Disorder Support Association is dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and other platelet disorders through:

Education • Advocacy • Research • Support

 

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Treatments

Comprehensive information on conventional therapies usually prescribed for ITP as well as therapies outside of the usual medical mainstream that some patients with ITP have used successfully.

 

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Advocacy

Advocacy helps build awareness and support for ITP and other platelet disorders. Everyone interested in having more people know about ITP, having greater access to treatment, and getting more funding ITP and related diseases can help.

 

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Publications

ITP Conference DVDs, free booklets and pamphlets, diet and lifestyle information, PDSA newsletters, journal articles and abstracts, PDSA E-News.

 

Living with ITP: A Teen's Perspective

High school student Kelly Brown, a PDSA office volunteer, created a video to raise awareness and educate people about ITP.

About ITP Awareness Month   About Sport Purple for Platelets Day

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