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Post 9: How can hemophilia be treated?

Hemophilia can be treated with an array of drugs. The entire purpose of these treatments are to replace the missing clotting factors into one’s bloodstream. These drugs can be administered both on a normal schedule and/or when needed. Common drugs … Continue reading

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Post 6: How is hemophilia diagnosed?

There are multiple methods of diagnosis of this disorder. Here are some different practices: Factor Assays (can determine the amont of clotting factors VIII and IX and compare it to the amounts of the factors in a normal person. This … Continue reading

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