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Can a girl be a hemophiliac?

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Although girls rarely develop the symptoms of hemophilia itself, they can be carriers of the disease. In some cases, girls who are carriers can have mild bleeding symptoms. For a girl to get hemophilia, she would have to receive affected X chromosomes from both of her parents. read more

Yes, females can have hemophilia. Many "carriers" frequently have below normal clotting factor levels and should be considered mild or moderate hemophiliacs. read more

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