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Can a woman be a hemophiliac?

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Yes, females can have hemophilia. Many carriers frequently have below normal clotting factor levels and should be considered mild or moderate hemophiliacs.It is also possible (albeit rare) for a female to have mutations for hemophilia on both of her X chromosomes, leading to clotting factor levels ranging from mild to severe. 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

A woman who is a carrier of the hemophilia gene can have low factor VIII (8) or factor IX (9) levels, and have symptoms of hemophilia. During pregnancy, the levels of protein factor VIII rise. This can make it difficult to determine the factor level and diagnose her carrier status if she hasn’t already been diagnosed before pregnancy. read more

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