Women's Bleeding Disorders

Pumping Iron

“Iron-poor blood” sounds like an old-fashioned ailment, but it’s not. It’s still the most common 21st-century cause of a condition...

Adults & Aging, Fitness & Nutrition, Women's Bleeding Disorders

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...

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...

In each issue of HemAware , we take a look at how local NHF chapters and associations are making a...

Chapter Roundup, Women's Bleeding Disorders

Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) is a common problem for women during their reproductive years, affecting between 10% and 20% of...