Bleeding disorders
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Last reviewed: April 2020
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Information booklets and posters about bleeding disorders. Includes symptoms, how haemophilia, VWD and rare clotting deficiencies are inherited, treatment and the number of people who have bleeding disorders in Australia.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
A bleeding disorder is an acquired or inherited tendency to bleed excessively due to the lack of a functional clotting system.
Read more on Lab Tests Online AU website
An introduction to information on other inherited bleeding disorders such as rare clotting factor deficiencies and inherited platelet disorders
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Information resources on bleeding disorders in females. Including finding out you carry the gene for haemophilia, diagnosis and women's stories. And an overview of bleeding disorders in girls and women, which looks at haemophilia, von Willebrand disorder and other rare bleeding disorders. This explains diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, working with your Haemophilia Treatment Centre and other health professionals.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Information on bleeding disorders in women and girls, such as haemophilia and von Willebrand disease, and the HFA The Female Factors project. It explains carrying the gene, symptoms, treatment, genetic testing and issues around having children.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions where blood cannot clot properly. Transfusion of platelets or plasma products may be required to assist with clotting. Red cells may also be required if blood loss is severe.
Read more on Australian Red Cross Lifeblood website
Information about the Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry (ABDR) and its role in the treatment and care of people with bleeding disorders.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Find out about Von Willebrand disease, an inherited bleeding disorder that affects up to one in 100 people.
Read more on myDr website
Information about MyABDR, the patient tool to record information about their bleeding disorder-related treatments, bleeds and inventory.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
Information about MyABDR, the patient tool to record information about their bleeding disorder-related treatments, bleeds and inventory.
Read more on Haemophilia Foundation Australia website
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