Hemophilia can affect everyone differently, depending on your symptoms, the type of hemophilia you have, and its severity. This is why your care team should be based on your individual needs. But regardless of the specific specialists, you want a coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals…
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Connecting with others affected by hemophilia B can help you find a community with whom you can share what it’s like living with hemophilia B, including talking about daily life, symptoms, and treatments.
Understanding hemophilia treatment options if you have inhibitors
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Hemophilia inhibitors can reduce treatment effectiveness and raise bleeding risks, but several therapies can help maintain control. Understanding your options can support more confident, informed care decisions.
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How to Explain Hemophilia to Children
In this simple animated video from CSL Behring US, hemophilia is explained in easy-to-understand language aimed at children and caregivers of newly diagnosed hemophilia patients. MORE: Explaining hemophilia A and hemophilia B The narrator shares the basic difference between hemophilia A and hemophilia B, and that…
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…
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Why Hemophilia Is Called ‘A Royal Disease’
Hemophilia is a rare blood condition where people do not have the clotting factor which enables their blood to clot when bleeding. It’s an inherited disease that’s usually passed from mother to son. It’s also a disease that’s been prevalent in European royal families. MORE:Â A brief history of hemophilia…