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Types of Bleeding Disorders

Factor IX Deficiency
Factor IX Deficiency

Types of Bleeding Disorders Although there are many different types of bleeding disorders, here you will find information on hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency), hemophilia B (factor IX deficiency), von Willebrand disease, and rare factor deficiencies including I, II, V, VII, X, XI, XII and XIII.

Factor V Deficiency
Factor V Deficiency

Factor V deficiency is also known as Owren’s disease or parahemophilia. It’s a rare bleeding disorder that results in poor clotting after an injury or surgery. Factor V deficiency shouldn’t be confused with factor V Leiden mutation, a much more common condition that causes excessive blood clotting.

Factor VII Deficiency
Factor VII Deficiency

Factor VII deficiency is a blood clotting disorder that causes excessive or prolonged bleeding after an injury or surgery. With factor VII deficiency, your body either doesn’t produce enough factor VII, or something is interfering with your factor VII, often another medical condition.

Factor VIII Deficiency
Factor VIII Deficiency

Types of Bleeding Disorders Although there are many different types of bleeding disorders, here you will find information on hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency), hemophilia B (factor IX deficiency), von Willebrand disease, and rare factor deficiencies including I, II, V, VII, X, XI, XII and XIII.

Factor X Deficiency
Factor X Deficiency

The factor X protein plays an important role in activating the enzymes that help to form a clot. It needs vitamin K for synthesis, which is produced by the liver. Symptoms. People with mild FX deficiency experience easy bruising, nose or mouth bleeds, and bleeding after trauma or surgery.

Hemophilia B
Hemophilia B

Some bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia, can be inherited or acquired. Others can occur from such conditions as anemia, cirrhosis of the liver, HIV, leukemia and vitamin K deficiency. They also can result from certain medications that thin the blood, including aspirin, heparin and warfarin.

Other Factor Deficiencies
Other Factor Deficiencies

In the US, a rare disease or disorder is defined as one that affects fewer than 200,000 people, making hemophilia A and B, and still less prevalent factor deficiencies such as I, II, V, VII, X, XI, XII and XIII, rare disorders.

Von Willebrand Disease
Von Willebrand Disease

Rarely, von Willebrand disease can develop later in life in people who didn't inherit an abnormal gene from a parent. This is known as acquired von Willebrand disease, and it's likely caused by another medical condition. Von Willebrand disease has several types: Type 1.

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