What is HELLP syndrome?

HELLP is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy usually occurring in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.

How do members experience HELLP syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with HELLP syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for HELLP syndrome*

Who has HELLP syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 7
30s 21
40s 20
50s 11
60s 9
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 51

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What is HELLP syndrome?

HELLP is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy usually occurring in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia. It is characterized by hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.



Common symptoms reported by people with HELLP syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for HELLP syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with HELLP syndrome

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have HELLP syndrome through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with HELLP syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has HELLP syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 43 say HELLP syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 7
30s 21
40s 20
50s 11
60s 9
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 17
Female 51

These charts show data from HELLP syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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