 [ Symptoms ] healthy 40 year old male platelet count 124 normal bp all other numbers are normal anything to be worried about  61 190 lbs  132 cholesterol  somewhat active  take 2 aspirin twice a week and two days before my last test    [ Disease ] platelets are the blood cells that stick together to form clots and thereby stop bleeding just to clarify your number i am assuming you mean your platelet count is 124 000 because platelets normally number in the hundreds of thousands that is a bit on the low side for a male your age you would be well advised to follow up with your health care provider to make sure this does not require any additional investigation it probably is not significant but because platelets stop bleeding you do not want to ignore a low platelet count by the way taking aspirin does not reduce your platelet count aspirin makes platelets less sticky  so they do not clump together it is unclear to me if you take aspirin as a sort of regimen that is on a routine basis whether you need it or not or if you normally take a few aspirin every week for headaches muscle aches or that sort of thing if you are taking aspirin as a regimen i would advise you to stop doing so unless instructed by a doctor many people have heard taking aspirin routinely can be good for the heart and that is true but this sort of aspirin regimen should only be done under the supervision of a health care professional wishing you all the best