There are many different kinds of bleeding disorders that range from mild to severe. The two most common types of bleeding disorders are hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.
Bleeding disorders involve the blood clotting process. There are many different kinds of bleeding disorders. Normal blood clotting (coagulation) involves as many as 20 different plasma proteins, also called clotting factors. If the clotting system is unbalanced, a patient may either bleed or clot too easily depending on where the problem occurs.
Clotting disorders are at the other end of the spectrum and can result in a variety of problems depending on which blood vessel clots.
Treatment depends on the type of disorder. It may include factor replacement, transfusion or other therapies.We offer thrombosis evaluation and treatment, and comprehensive bone marrow failure evaluations.
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