Women's Bleeding Disorders

For many girls with bleeding disorders, physical education class, exercise and sports are complicated by menstrual cycles that are long, heavy and painful.

VIDEO--NHF CEO Val Bias and photographer Patrick McMullan called attention to women’s bleeding disorders on New York’s Fox 5's Good Day show.

Only when all women are aware of the symptoms of bleeding disorders can we achieve success—that’s the idea behind Victory for Women, NHF’s new women’s health and blood disorders initiative.

Connie McMullan remembers a daughter's life and death from complications of von Willebrand disease.

A new surveillance project could lead to improved treatment and diagnosis of women and girls with bleeding disorders.

When women ask their doctors about the cause and possible treatment for a heavy period, too many healthcare providers are quick to dismiss a bleeding disorder as a possible culprit.

People with severe hemophilia might envy their peers with mild hemophilia. But life for patients with mild hemophilia can be fraught with problems.

There is still a misconception among doctors that women cannot have bleeding disorders, especially hemophilia.

“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 called anemia.