Haemophilia

Haemophilia is an inherited disorder of blood clotting.

The Haemophilia Foundation Australia  website has a range of information on haemophilia.

Follow the links below to find other information on haemophilia.

Updated May 2008

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Title:   Haemophilia inheritance
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   When the mother carries the haemophilia gene and the father is unaffected there will be a 50 per cent chance at each birth that their daughter may carry the haemophilia gene or that their son may have haemophilia.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia: research
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Each year HFA funds research programs for haemophilia and related bleeding disorders. This page details grants. They are continuously seeking donations for the research fund.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Haemophilia
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Haemophilia is a rare blood disorder caused by an inherited gene. People with haemophilia lack one of the essential blood clotting factors. This disorder is often associated with bleeding to death from a small cut but, in reality, the bleeding is mostly internal.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia: resources
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Links to publications in PDF format on haemophilia, von Willebrand Disorder, carriers, prophylaxis, inhibitors, arthritis and bloodborne viruses, with order forms for paper copies.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Frequently asked questions and facts - haemophilia
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Answers to frequently asked questions on haemophilia.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Bleeding disorders: haemophilia
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Includes answers to questions on what haemophilia is, how it is inherited, treatment, types, playing sport, internal bleeding, travelling and working.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia homepage.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Haemophilia: what is it?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Haemophilia is a blood clotting disorder in which one of the essential clotting factors is deficient.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia: are there different types?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   There are differing degrees of severity of haemophilia and they are related to the level of deficiency of the clotting factor.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia treatment: replacement therapy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Various treatment products containing the appropriate clotting factor are used to treat haemophilia.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia and dental care
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Lack of dental care can cause problems in people with haemophilia.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia: different types of bleeds
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The person with moderate haemophilia generally suffers less frequent bleeds and these bleeds are rarely spontaneous. Bleeding into the joints can still be a problem.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Haemophilia Foundation - Kids section
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Includes fund raising suggestions and links to children's colouring and puzzle books, frequently asked questions and information for school projects.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Fundraising and community relations
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia conducts an active development program to raise funds in support of the services provided for people with haemophilia, von Willebrand disorder and related bleeding disorders and their families.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Youth - youth mentoring and leadership program
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   The Youth Mentoring and Leadership Program is a step forward of Haemophilia Foundation Australia in recognising that youth with haemophilia can and will be the leaders of the future.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia: newsletters and annual reports
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   HFA produces H.link newsletter quarterly to keep supporters up to date with the latest news and information about its activities.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Recombinant Factor VIIa concentrate versus plasma derived concentrates for the treatment of acute bleeding episodes in people with Haemophilia A and inhibitors
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Haemophilia A is an inherited bleeding disorder causing absent, decreased or defective production of the blood clotting protein, Factor VIII. Artificial factor VIII substitutes are effective but, because they are 'foreign proteins', some people develop ...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Frequently asked questions and facts: fast facts
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Haemophilia occurs in 1 in 6,000-10,000 males internationally. Currently in Australia there are approximately 1,800 people with varied degrees of severity.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Frequently asked questions and facts: children
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Includes answers to questions concerning children with haemophilia telling school friends, going on school camps and excursions, using a port or infusaport, playing football and informing school if a bleed occurs at exam time.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Frequently asked questions and facts: parents
Publisher:   Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Description:   Covers problems to expect with a child who has haemophilia, bloodborne viruses, hereditary factors, hospital care and research into new treatments.
Date:   May 2007
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