Filter By Topic75th AnniversaryFamily MattersFitness & NutritionHemophilia A&BInsuranceNovel TechnologiesWomen's Bleeding DisordersBlood SafetyCarriersChapter RoundupGeneration NextHepatitis CSurgery & TransplantsTaking ChargeAdults & AgingAdvocacyHIVNBDF in ActionPain ManagementResearcher ProfilesAlternative TreatmentsAsk a Social WorkerCommunity in ActionHemAware JuniorRare Bleeding DisordersGlobal FocusVon Willebrand DiseaseMy JourneySponsored ContentLifeMind & BodyWomen's HealthBleeding Disorders A-ZResearch & TreatmentFighting for YouCommunity Pulse Virtual Learning For six months during 2014, representatives of 14 NHF chapters from across the country gathered virtually once a month to... Read More Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders Quistes ováricos El dolor que causa la ruptura del apéndice casi no tiene paralelo. Pero las mujeres que sufrieron la ruptura de... Read More Ovarian Cysts Few medical conditions mirror the pain of a burst appendix. But women with a ruptured ovarian cyst say it comes... Read More Women's Bleeding Disorders, Women's Bleeding Disorders La barrera para portadoras Ellas tienen las mismas hemorragias y moretones que los hombres con hemofilia leve, sin embargo, se las llama “portadoras sintomáticas”... Read More Exercise and Menstrual Cramps Heating pad. Salt and vinegar potato chips. TV remote control. These creature comforts help many women get through that time... Read More Fitness & Nutrition, Women's Bleeding Disorders, Taking Charge Pain Medication Safety Many women with bleeding disorders deal with pain, and it’s not easy to handle. Heather Mary Doherty, 47, knows that... Read More Women's Bleeding Disorders, Pain Management Pregnancy Planning for Carriers Susan Willats, 55, grew up seeing her older brother struggle with severe hemophilia A. “It was before home treatment,” says... Read More Carriers, Women's Bleeding Disorders Art Therapy for Bleeding Disorders Sarah Watson, MA, a Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC), was 12 years old when her paternal grandfather passed away. She... Read More Women's Bleeding Disorders Preparing Your Daughter for Her First Period Michigan attorney Mindy Buurma, 36, is the mother of four children under age 10. She has type III von Willebrand... Read More Family Matters, Women's Bleeding Disorders Where the Girls Are When Michelle Cecil’s dad offered to send her to Europe in 2010, the Grafton, Wisconsin, teen hesitated. It would be... Read More Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders The Carrier Barrier They experience similar bleeds and bruises as men with mild hemophilia, yet they’re called “symptomatic carriers.” Why? Read More Carriers Time to End a Sex-Based ‘Truism’ Women do have mild hemophilia, in spite of what most physicians were taught in medical school. In fact, the distinction... Read More Carriers, Women's Bleeding Disorders Load More