Do women with ITP require more drug therapy during pregnancy than women without ITP?
Most of the time during pregnancy, women with ITP will not require any therapy for low platelets. However, a woman who has been diagnosed with ITP who becomes pregnant should have her platelet count monitored carefully during her pregnancy. Most physicians recommend maintaining a platelet count above 20,000 ppm throughout pregnancy and above 50,000 ppm near term. A higher count between 80,000 ppm and 100,000 ppm would be required for an epidural anesthesia.
