Hemophilia is a disorder in which blood does not clot.
Our blood contains some clotting factors which help to stop the bleeding.
People who have hemophilia have low or absence of these factors.
People with this problem bleed for more time as compared to normal people.
They do not bleed fast or bleed so much that their condition becomes very serious by a small wound.
The main problem is that, they can have internal bleeding which can be uncontrollable.
It is a hereditary disease which transfers from the mother to the child.
Mainly, it is a male disease.
Severe Hemophilia is not generally found in female but it is commonly found in males.
Mainly, it is found in the muscle and joints.
If it is a serious injury or any internal injury, tissues can be damaged and it can be life-threatening.
Causes
This problem is generally inherited.
It passes from the parents to the children.
It can be possible that the mother is not having hemophilia, but because of the father’s gene, it can pass to the children.
In such cases, the mother is called the “carrier” of the disease.
Symptoms
The main symptom of hemophilia is too much of bleeding.
Bleeding depends on the severity of the wound.
Bleeding can be internal or external.
Nosebleeds, heavy bleeding from a small injury, bleeding due to a loose tooth etc are the symptoms, which indicate that the person is having hemophilia.
Bleeding in brain, bleeding in joints, bleeding in stool or urine are some serious symptoms of severe hemophilia.
Diagnose
If you see continuous bleeding even in a small wound, hemophilia is suspected.
In such case, you should see your doctor and tell him about the kind of bleeding you have.
The doctor will check you and will take your personal and family history, to figure out if you or anyone in your family has such problem.
Some physical examinations and blood tests are taken to clarify things related to your disease.
It is calculated during the test how much time it takes to stop bleeding.
Tests will show which type of hemophilia you have :
Mild hemophilia
Moderate hemophilia
Severe hemophilia
Treatment
Replacement therapy is one of the best and the effective therapies for this problem.
In this therapy, clotting factors are given to the body.
They can be injected or dripped in the vein to the body.
It replaces the low clotting factors or missing clotting factors.
This therapy can be done many times to prevent bleeding.
This treatment is known as preventive therapy.
In this method, clotting factors are made from human blood that has been purified and treated to prevent other blood related problems.
If your child is having such problem, then you have to take extra care so that he may not get hurt.
Always follow the instructions given by your doctors.
If you have hemophilia you should go for regular checkups. This will keep you safe.
