The Three Most Common Types of Bleeding Disorder
Bleeding disorders interfere with the body’s clotting ability, and lead to prolonged bleeding after an injury. Under normal circumstances, when the body is injured, the platelets in blood gather around the wound. Proteins in the plasma (known as blood clotting factors) work with platelets and other substances to form a clot over the wound — the blood turns from liquid to solid. In a person with a bleeding disorder, those clotting factors may be missing — or may not work they way they should. The most common bleeding disorder is hemophilia A — also known as factor VIII deficiency or … Continue reading