Don’t only men get bleeding disorders?
It was initially recognized that men with hemophilia have severe life-threatening and life shortening bleeding episodes with severe crippling. Women that carry the hemophilia gene may also manifest bleeding symptoms but not as severe. A concern that has arisen is that women who carry hemophilia or who have other bleeding disorders may manifest it only as menorrhagia, which is the medical term for heavy menstrual periods. It is hoped that if these women are identified before they have surgery then measures can be used to protect them from excessive bleeding with hysterectomies or other surgeries, or even avoid a hysterectomy altogether. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers and to our Medical Advisors for contributing to the content on this page.
