Hemophilia is a disorder wherein the blood is not able to clot properly. As a result, patients bleed easily, and it's unusually prolonged and heavy.
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Receiving a hemophilia diagnosis can leave patients and their caregivers with many unanswered questions about the disease. Many want to know how to find information, connect with other patients and families, and get support. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about hemophilia: What is hemophilia?…
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13 Fast Facts About Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a rare inherited disease where a person is lacking a certain type of clotting factor. This means that their blood is unable to clot so injuries will result in extensive bleeding. If left untreated, this bleeding can become life-threatening. Here are a few fast facts about this rare…
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What About Hemophilia?
Mr. Man started coughing on Friday and grew much worse by Saturday. My boy struggled with flu-like symptoms all weekend. We thought that by giving him allergy meds and cough suppressants, he would recover and be well for school on Monday. No such luck. The medicines wouldn’t work,…
An enzyme called activate protein C (APC), which prevents the formation of blood clots and therefore promotes bleeding could be targeted to treat hemophilia, suggests a study conducted by researcher at the University of Cambridge and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Approximately 30,000 males have hemophilia in the U.S., according to estimates from a recent study, which also found that patients with hemophilia are generally young and that the disease is more common in Northeastern and Midwestern states. The study, “Occurrence rates of haemophilia among males in…
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What Causes Hemophilia?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_EmvUb171I This video from Medic Tube gives an overview of the genetic causes behind hemophilia. The narrator explains that it’s very rare for females to have hemophilia because they need to inherit the faulty X gene from both of their parents, whereas males only need to inherit one…
Hemophilia A is a rare genetic disorder that affects the blood’s ability to clot properly. It is the most common form of hemophilia, responsible for 80% of all cases.
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7 Recommended Books to Learn More About Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that prevents blood clotting. Most common in men, there are two main types of hemophilia: hemophilia A and B. Below is a curated list of recommended reads for family members, friends and carers of patients with hemophilia, with help from Good Reads and Alibris.
Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that affects your blood’s ability to clot. Hemophilia sufferers lack a clotting factor, meaning they have an increased risk of bruising and bleeding, both externally and internally around joints and in the brain. MORE:Â Learn more about hemophilia treatment options. There are three levels of…