Von Willebrand Disease

Von Willebrand Disease

Von Willebrand's disease is the most common type of inheritable bleeding disorder. Learn more from HemAware.

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For women with bleeding disorders (including carriers), pregnancy can be a time of heightened worry and confusion.
As Patrice Flax, MS, MSW, was chatting with the clerk at the checkout counter, she mentioned her appointment as education...
In late 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new medications of interest to the bleeding disorders...
Having von Willebrand disease (VWD) doesn’t hold Ray Pierce back. The 20-year-old junior at Catholic University of America in Washington...
The first time doctors told Sherri Revard that she couldn’t have a bleeding disorder because she was a girl, she...
Lilliam Bervis’s first period lasted a month. She gets nosebleeds when she spends too much time in the sun. She...
There is good news for women with bleeding disorders looking for a new option in contraception. Researchers have shown that...
Women with von Willebrand disease (VWD) may soon have fewer worries about dangerous postpartum bleeding. A new study seeks to...
In February 2008, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health, released the...
Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) is a common problem for women during their reproductive years, affecting between 10% and 20% of...
When people think of bleeding disorders, they usually think of men and hemophilia. But the truth is, girls and women...
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