Hemophilia Video

Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder in which your blood doesn’t clot normally. If you have hemophilia, you may bleed for a longer time than others after an injury. You also may bleed internally, especially in your knees, ankles, and elbows. This bleeding can damage your organs or tissues and may be life threatening.

Hemophilia is usually inherited. This means that the disorder is passed from parents to children through the genes. People born with hemophilia have little or no clotting factor. Clotting factor is a protein need for normal blood clotting. There are several types of clotting factors. These proteins work with platelets to help the blood clot.

In the case of an emergency, always make sure any doctor, nurse or other healthcare professional that you or your child has this condition since some may simply just dismiss it.

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