Publications for Women with Bleeding Disorders

Women’s Stories in Bleeding Disorders

a compilation of our newsletter articles

A conversational mix of light-hearted testimonies and eye-opening articles created to promote self-advocacy for women who experience abnormal bleeding

Scholarly Research Papers

Women and Bleeding Disorders

A clinical collection offering support and awareness of diagnosed and undiagnosed women (who show symptoms) of a bleeding disorder facing inequity in healthcare

 

The following collection is a mix of light-hearted testimonies and eye-opening articles created to promote self-advocacy for women who experience abnormal bleeding.

 

Why More Women with Hemophilia are Needed in Clinical Trials

Hemophilia News Today

More targeted research should lead to greater healthcare empowerment for all…


How I've been losing weight by using Mounjaro

Hemophilia News Today

Jennifer hopes her column will raise awareness for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, especially among women…


Why Some Women Experience Heavy Menstruation

The Standard Evewoman Magazine

Heavy menstrual bleeding known as menorrhagia is a common disorder among women who experience intensive menstruation bleeding during their periods…


Vitamin D Deficiency During Puberty: Does It Affect Bleeding Frequency?

Boldsky.com

In addition to heavy menstrual bleeding, a vitamin D deficiency during puberty can also lead to an increased risk of bleeding disorders…


How to Tell If Your Irregular Periods Are a Sign of a Bigger Health Issue

SELF Magazine

Dr. Cron points to von Willebrand disease, a clotting disorder, as a particularly common example of an inherited blood disease…


Fortville Woman's Journey to Better Diagnose Bleeding Disorders

WISH-TV | Indianapolis News

March is Bleeding Disorder Awareness Month, and Kimber Blackwell is using her struggle to educate people about rare blood...


Women and Girls with Hemophilia

WFH eLearning Platform - World Federation of Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder. For many years, people believed that only men and boys could have symptoms of hemophilia. We now know that...


Meeting another 'HemoWife' was surprising and enlightening

Hemophilia News Today

Sharing stories about life, marriage, and the journey to a hemophilia diagnosis…


Antepartum Hemorrhage (APH): Is it an Emergency?

Healthnews

Some less common causes include infections, cervical polyps, and bleeding disorders. APH can cause death. Get emergency care if you bleed enough...


Two Girls Create Lifelong Friendship Through Shared Blood Disorders

Yahoo News

"Sometimes it can be lonely because all I have is me and my mom, but when I do have a blood transfusion with Kamila, it feels a hundred times...


Women With Immune Thrombocytopenia Show No Increased Risk of Severe Bleeding

Hematology Advisor

Women with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) do not have increased risk of severe bleeding during pregnancy…


Everything You Need to Know About Miscarriages

Daily Mail Online

From the time of year when there's a greater risk to identifying blood disorders that could be to blame.


Talking With Kayla Mack About the Troubles of VonWillebrand Disease

Hemophilia News Today

A pair of Floridians discuss the problems of the most common bleeding disorder…


Kinnegad Woman Helping VonWillebrand's Disorder Campaign

Westmeath Examiner

Brian O'Mahony, CEO of the Irish Haemophilia Society (IHS), said: “Because VWD is a genetic bleeding disorder, one person's diagnosis often leads to a...


Managing Pregnant Women with an Inherited Bleeding Disorder | IJWH

Dove Medical Press

Reviewing the management of pregnancy women with some inherited bleeding disorders in particular those affected by hemophilia A, hemophilia B and...


Pharma's Role in Women Health: A History of Missed Opportunity

The Medicine Maker

For Seremetis, who aimed to continue her work on clinical trials in blood disorders at Novo Nordisk during the pandemic, the move to decentralization...


Iron Infusions May Be Beneficial for Women With Hemophilia

Hemophilia News Today

“One unifying diagnosis is an underlying bleeding disorder”, Sandoval said. He stressed that a hematologist should check women with iron deficiency for...


Healthcare Systems Neglect Women with Chronic Conditions and Tech Can Help

CTech

Chronic diseases are characterized by long-lasting effects that require continuous medical attention. They include some of the leading causes of...


Living With Bleeding Disorders Means I'm Good at Cleaning Stains

Hemophilia News Today

As a person with multiple bleeding disorders, I’m an expert at removing blood from many materials, including carpet, clothing, and furniture. Sometimes the blood...


An Open Letter to Newly Diagnosed Women With Bleeding Disorders

Hemophilia News Today

Most hematologists do not specialize in bleeding disorders. I suggest you…


Female Carriers Show High Rates of Bone Disorders in Large Study

Hemophilia News Today

Its researchers also found a higher rate of bone problems among people with vonWillebrand disease (vWD), another inherited bleeding disorder. “This...


Spreading the Word About Bleeding Disorders in Women and Girls

Hemophilia News Today

To mark Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, columnist Jennifer Lynne shares some of her difficult experiences with hemophilia B.


Bleeding Disorders in Women Need More Attention

The Hamilton Spectator | TheSpec.com

The lack of awareness toward women's bleeding disorders can leave those affected invisible to the health-care system…

 

The following collection is available to offer support and awareness of diagnosed and undiagnosed women (who show symptoms) of a bleeding disorder facing inequity in healthcare.

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The Views of Women with Bleeding Disorders: Results from the Cinderella Study

K Khair, D Pollard, L Steadman, K Jenner… - Haemophilia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library

Despite therapeutic advances in bleeding disorder treatment, over the past 20 years women with bleeding disorders have reported delayed diagnosis, impaired quality… symptoms were heavy periods (81%) and…

Cited by 5  Related articles  All 3 versions

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Bleeding Disorders in Women and Girls: State of the Science and CDC Collaborative Programs

V Byams, C Miller, F Bethea… - Journal of Women's Health, 2022 - Mary Ann liebert, Inc. publishers

Women and girls with bleeding disorders experience abnormal and excessive bleeding that can negatively impact their overall health and quality of life… an overview of the biology, types, clinical care…

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The Lived Experience of Women with a Bleeding Disorder: a Systematic Review

Anna Sanigorska BSc, RN, Steve Chaplin BPharm, MSc… - Research & Practice in Thrombosis & Haemostasis, 2022 - ScienceDirect.com

This review provides a clear picture that the lived experience of women with bleeding disorders is negatively affected by lack of support from health providers… There is a need for further studies to confirm these findings.

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Gynaecological Management of Women with Inherited Bleeding Disorders: a UK Haemophilia Centres Doctors' Organisation Guideline

N Curry, L Bowles, T Clark, G Lowe, J Mainwaring, S Mangles… - Wiley Online Library, 2022

…many women with an undiagnosed bleeding disorder will present to gynaecology services with heavy menstrual bleeding

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Outcomes and Management of Pregnancy in Women with Bleeding Disorder of Unknown Cause

D Castle, M Desborough, M Kemp, G Lowe, W Thomas, S Obaji - Wiley Online Library, 2022

Patients with a bleeding tendency with normal laboratory tests have been described as having an unclassified bleeding disorder or bleeding disorder of unknown cause…

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Building the foundation for a community-generated national research blueprint for inherited bleeding disorders: Research to Advance the Health of People with Inherited Bleeding Disorders with the Potential to Menstruate

M Baldwin, H Ahmadzia, D Bartlett, D Bensen-Kennedy… - Taylor & Francis, 2023

Up to 1% of cisgender women and girls have an inherited bleeding disorder… researchers worked together to identify the research that would most improve the lives…

Cited by 10  All 4 versions


“If I Wasn't a Girl”: Experiences of Adolescent Girls with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) and Inherited Bleeding Disorders

M Parker, M Hannah, A Zia - Research and Practice in Thrombosis and…, 2022 - Elsevier

…study was to describe the experiences of adolescents with HMB with a BD…We identified the following themes in nine participants: anxiety…

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Reproductive Tract Bleeding in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Females with Inherited Bleeding Disorders (IBD’s): An Under-Appreciated Problem

N Swaminathan, A Sharathkumar, t dowlut-mcelroy - Journal of Pediatric & adolescent gynecology - Elsevier, 2022

The clinical spectrum of gynecologic and obstetric bleeding in AYA with IBDs ranges from heavy menstrual bleeding, ovulation bleeding, and surgical bleeding to miscarriages and life-threatening PPH.

Cited by 2  Related articles  All 6 versions


Big Picture Initiatives in Bleeding Disorders

A Rauch, LA Valentino, K Mills, ML Witkop… - Wiley Online Library, 2022

…create a national research blueprint agenda, led by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF), enhancing patient-centric principles, accelerate research progress and address important gaps in care.

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Monitoring to Improve of Quality of Life in Women with Bleeding Disorders

D Noone, R d'Oiron - The Journal of Haemophilia Practice - sciendo.com

The inclusion of women and girls with bleeding disorders in… Women with factor VIII (FVIII)
and factor IX (FIX) levels less… and other rare bleeding disorders are being recorded more…

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An Update of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Bleeding Disorders

EI Obeagu, F Amekpor, GY Scott - J Pub Health Nutri. 2023 - researchgate.net

…should be taken into consideration in pregnant women since bleeding disorders might
pose difficulties for pregnancy and childbirth in women. During a typical pregnancy, levels of…

Cited by 4  All 2 versions 


Use of the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System to Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Adolescents and Young Adults with Inherited Bleeding Disorders and Ehlers-Danlo Syndrome

PS Huguelet, JL Laurin, D Thornhill, G Moyer - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - ScienceDirect.com

Report on the rate of amenorrhea among adolescents and young adults with a bleeding diathesis after insertion of the 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)…

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Patient‐reported Outcomes in Autosomal Inherited Bleeding Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review

ES van Hoorn, ME Houwing, W Al Arashi… - 2022 - Wiley Online Library

Currently, it is unknown which patient-reported outcomes are important for patients with autosomal inherited bleeding disorders. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to systematically review … measurement methods in autosomal inherited bleeding disorders.

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Risk factors for Future Bleeding in Patients with Mild Bleeding Disorders: Longitudinal Data from the Vienna Bleeding Biobank

D Mehic, G Neubauer, F Janig, A Kaider, C Ay… - Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis, 2023 - Elsevier

392 patients… were investigated for the recurrence of bleeding events. During the follow-up time… 72% of patients had at least 1 bleeding event.

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Building the Foundation for a Community-Generated National Research Blueprint for Inherited Bleeding Disorders: Research Priorities to Transform the Care of People with …

DQ Tran, CC Benson, JA Boice, M Chitlur, AL Dunn… - 2023 - Taylor & Francis

Working Group 1 defined 63 top priority research questions concerning arthropathy/pain/bone health, inhibitors, diagnostics, gene therapy…

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Iron Deficiency and Fatigue Among Adolescents with Bleeding Disorders (BD)

A Zia, J Stanek, M Christian‐Rancy… - American Journal of hematology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library

…we enrolled adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding without BD…. Two hundred and fifty consecutive adolescents were enrolled…43%… were diagnosed with BD.

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Building the Foundation for… Inherited Bleeding Disorders: Research Priorities in Health Services; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

VR Byams, JR Baker, C Bailey, NT Connell… - Expert Review of hematology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis

…not ensured for all people with inherited bleeding disorders. Ultra-rare inherited BDs, bleeding that particularly impacts women and other people with the potential…

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The Burden of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

BA Konkle - Blood, The Journal of the American Society of hematology, 2022 - ashpublications.org

Two-thirds of women treated with anticoagulation for acute VTE (venous thromboembolism) met the criteria for AUB (abnormal uterine bleeding) with a considerable negative impact on their quality of life (QoL).

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Building the Foundation for… Inherited Bleeding Disorders: Facilitating Research Through Infrastructure, Workforce, Resources and Funding

MV Ragni, G Young, G Batsuli, E Bisson… - Expert Review of Hematology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis

Research is critical to advancing the diagnosis and care of people with inherited bleeding disorders (PWIBD). This research requires significant infrastructure, including people and resources. Hemophilia treatment centers (HTC) need many different skilled care professionals including…

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Does a Bleeding Disorder Lessen the Efficacy of the 52-mg Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Adolescents?

M Khalighi, AP Wheeler, OA Adeyemi-Fowode… - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2022 - Elsevier

The aim of this study is to compare the patient-reported bleeding outcomes and … menstrual bleeding (HMB) among adolescents with and without a diagnosed inherited bleeding disorder…

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