Bleeding disorders are a group of disorders that share the inability to form a proper blood clot. Symptoms include extended bleeding after injury, surgery, trauma, or menstruation. Sometimes the bleeding is spontaneous, without a known or…
First Described and IdentifiedIncidences of excessive or abnormal bleeding were first recorded hundreds of years ago. The Talmud, a collection of Jewish rabbinical writings on laws and traditions, from the 2nd century AD, stated that baby boys did…
A person with a bleeding disorder can have both internal and external bleeds. External BleedsExternal bleeds can occur in the mouth, after biting the mouth, lips or tongue. Recurrent, heavy nosebleeds, also called 'epistaxis', that occur…
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Women can and do have bleeding disorders. Despite long-standing misconceptions about bleeding disorders in women, women’s voices and experiences are now being taken more seriously. Symptoms of bleeding disorders in womenYou may have a…
En EspañolIf you are infusing clotting factor replacement products, you can develop an inhibitor. Health care providers are not completely sure why this happens, but they know certain people are more likely to develop an inhibitor than others.
En Español If you have hemophilia (A or B) or von Willebrand disease (VWD) and use clotting factor replacement products, then talk to your health care provider about the chances of developing an inhibitor and about getting tested. Ask…
En EspañolFinancial ConsiderationsThe cost of treating an inhibitor can be very high. Bleeding Disorders treatment is already expensive, and treating an inhibitor can be even more costly. It’s important to acknowledge that new treatments are…