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Hemophilia

Hemophilia: Introduction

Hemophilia: Blood disease usually genetic causing failure to clot. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hemophilia is available below.

Symptoms of Hemophilia

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Hemophilia: Complications

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Disease Topics Related To Hemophilia

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Medical Textbooks Online about Hemophilia

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Hemophilia
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
 

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Hemophilia

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hemophilia?

Misdiagnosis and Hemophilia

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have heavy periods, since they actually have a bleeding disorder. Severe afflictions may result in the women receiving a hysterectomy unnecessarily, when the underlying cause has not been identified. See the introduction to Von Willebrand's disease and bleeding disorder....read more »

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Hemophilia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Causes of Hemophilia

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Treatments for Hemophilia

  • Transfusions
  • Home intravenous transfusions
  • Transfusion treatment strategies
    • On-demand infusion - the traditional use of infusion only when there are bleeding symptoms.
    • Periodic infusion (prophylaxis) - a preventive ongoing method that reduces complications but is costly and more involved.
  • more treatments...»

See full list of 11 treatments for Hemophilia

Latest Treatments for Hemophilia

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News Archives for Hemophilia

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Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Hemophilia

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Protecting from Infection

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Responsible Sexual Behavior

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Patient Surveys for Hemophilia

Prognosis for Hemophilia

Prognosis for Hemophilia: Good. Near normal lifestyle with treatment, but with need to avoid injury.

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Reseach about Hemophilia

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Statistics for Hemophilia

Hemophilia: Broader Related Topics

Types of Hemophilia

Types of Hemophilia

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Stories from Users Related to Hemophilia

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Definitions of Hemophilia:

Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Hemophilia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet


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