Replacement therapy is one of the standard therapies used to treat hemophilia, a genetic disorder caused by the absence or defects in blood clotting factors. Hemophilia makes patients highly susceptible to bleeding due to a compromised cascade of clotting reactions that are necessary to “seal” injuries.
Antifibrinolytics are medicines that promote blood clotting by preventing or slowing down a process called fibrinolysis, which is the break down of blood clots. Antifibrinolytics are used as a treatment for hemophilia, in surgical procedures to prevent excessive blood loss, and for heavy menstrual bleeding. How antifibrinolytics work…
Hemophilia is a blood disorder that is characterized by a shortage of specific clotting factors that help to form blood clots and stop bleeding. The primary treatment for hemophilia is replacement therapy that supplies the clotting factors to hemophilia patients who lack them. Other approved hemophilia treatments include…
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder caused by a mutation in genes that provide instructions for blood clotting factors — the proteins that help in blood clotting. Mutations in the genes for clotting factors VIII, IX, and XI result in their deficiency, causing hemophilia A, hemophilia B, and hemophilia C, respectively.
Brandi’s journey with hemophilia Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Brandi Worthington about her experiences as a woman living with hemophilia. Brandi was in her 30s when she received a diagnosis that linked hemophilia to her long-standing bleeding issues. This revelation came 23 years after the onset of…
A gene therapy being developed by ASC Therapeutics restored levels of the clotting factor missing in hemophilia A in a mouse model of the disease, and further tests in primates and human cells suggest the therapy might also work for people, the company announced. Results from…
I find myself stranded today. I had traveled from Texas to Denver for a week of classes before jetting off to Vermont for a speaking engagement. Before my arrival in Vermont, my return flight to Denver was canceled. What’s a girl to do? Having spoken at the New…
We all enter history at a different point; our entry into the timeline of the world marks where the future of us begins as individuals and families. Sometimes, we accelerate into the on-ramp that launches us, and sometimes we bumpily move toward our mark. On our first date, my now-husband…
When I’m browsing online, I often see posts dedicated to carers of people with disabilities, calling them “unsung heroes” for sacrificing time and convenience for their loved ones’ well-being. As the wife of a person with disabilities, I can attest that is often the case. I believe carers deserve recognition.
Bleeding episodes, chronic pain, and the presence of inhibitors in children with hemophilia cause emotional stress for caregivers and increase their burden, according to an European study that recommended early access to support services. Caring for a child with hemophilia, particularly when coping with poor joint health, leads to emotional stress,…
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