Women's Bleeding Disorders

Treating Nosebleeds

A glass-walled office offers no privacy when you’re hunched over a trash can with a nosebleed. So says Michelle Cecil...

As many as 2 million American women have bleeding disorders and do not know it, according to the Office on...

Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Although they outnumber people with hemophilia by a large margin, those with von Willebrand disease (VWD) feel practically invisible at...

For six months during 2014, representatives of 14 NHF chapters from across the country gathered virtually once a month to...

Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Pregnant women, young children, women with heavy periods and people with bleeding disorders have at least one thing in common—they...

Kari Peepe, 35, has platelet storage pool disorder and laughingly describes herself as a bit of a klutz. This Rohnert...

Carriers, Carriers, Women's Bleeding Disorders

When it comes to music and movement, everyone has an innate rhythm. The pulse of reggae, the gliding feel of...

Women's Health, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Few medical conditions mirror the pain of a burst appendix. But women with a ruptured ovarian cyst say it comes...

Heating pad. Salt and vinegar potato chips. TV remote control. These creature comforts help many women get through that time...

Fitness & Nutrition, Women's Bleeding Disorders, Taking Charge

Many women with bleeding disorders deal with pain, and it’s not easy to handle. Heather Mary Doherty, 47, knows that...

Women's Bleeding Disorders, Pain Management

Susan Willats, 55, grew up seeing her older brother struggle with severe hemophilia A. “It was before home treatment,” says...

Carriers, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Sarah Watson, MA, a Limited Licensed Professional Counselor (LLPC), was 12 years old when her paternal grandfather passed away. She...