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5 Free Period Tracking Apps to Help You Monitor Your Menstrual Cycle

Understanding more about your period can help you have greater control over your health, especially when managing a bleeding disorder.
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5 Free Period Tracking Apps to Help You Monitor Your Menstrual Cycle
Period Tracking Apps and Privacy: What Women with Bleeding Disorders Should Know

Menstruation tracking is a valuable tool. Experts say to be vigilant in what information you share.
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Period Tracking Apps and Privacy: What Women with Bleeding Disorders Should Know
Acquired Hemophilia: When Unexpected Bleeding Appears Later in Life

The rare condition usually affects people in their 70s and 80s without warning. Here’s what you need to know.
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Acquired Hemophilia: When Unexpected Bleeding Appears Later in Life

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Doctor and patient

Ask a Social Worker: “I’m 17 with VWD, and my periods are awful. What can I do if my doctor suggests birth control, but my mom doesn’t want me to take it?”

Heavy periods with a bleeding disorder are common, and there are safe, private options to help teens manage them.

Ask a Social Worker

RBCs

What Is Anti-TFPI? This New Treatment Could Change Hemophilia Care

This rebalancing agent can help people with hemophilia A or B — with or without inhibitors — to better control...

Hemophilia A&B, Novel Technologies

Frank and Carla

The Bleeds Wouldn’t Stop – But This Patient Didn’t Give Up

“I wanted to live my life like there was nothing wrong, but the fear was always there.”

Sponsored Content

Controlling Surgical Bleeding Better

In April 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Raplixa™, the first spray-dried fibrin sealant, to control surgical...

Taking Charge

Taming the Fast Food Tiger

Cruising through the drive-thru en route to piano lessons or soccer practice doesn’t have to be a feeding frenzy of...

Fitness & Nutrition

Check Your Smoke Detectors

Alarming your home with smoke detectors is a life-saving measure. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) attributes two-thirds of fire...

Taking Charge

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Support for Local Chapters

I have been the executive director of the Virginia Hemophilia Foundation (VHF) for nearly 10 years. It has been tremendously...

Advocacy

Need Information about Bleeding Disorders?

Contact The Neil Frick Resource Center (NFRC)