ABSTRACT Background The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) conducted extensive
all-stakeholder inherited bleeding disorder (BD) community consultations to inform a …

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is an inherited bleeding disorder caused by quantitative or
qualitative deficiencies in von Willebrand factor (VWF). People with VWD may experience …

Von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder (IBD),
disproportionately affects females, given the hemostatic challenges they may encounter …

Menstruation is a global public health issue with negative discourses of shame,
embarrassment, and disgust. There is growing anecdotal evidence linking negative …

Introduction Women and girls with bleeding disorders face multiple bleeding challenges
throughout their life. The most significant morbidity and mortality are due to heavy menstrual …

Background: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is common, and 20–30% of patients
presenting with HMB are diagnosed with an inherited bleeding disorder (IBD). Despite the …

One of our favorite bits of party trivia (you can tell who we hang out with) is to ask folks to
guess when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) started to require the inclusion of women …

Background Although there is increased recognition that many menstruating women
commenced on anticoagulants experience heavy menstrual bleeding, little research has …

Master’s Thesis Barriers to using the Menstrual Cycle as a Preventative and Diagnostic Tool
in Adolescent Primary Care Setting Page 1 Master’s Thesis Barriers to using the Menstrual …

Background Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is frequently the indicating symptom of an
underlying bleeding disorder. The self-administered bleeding assessment tool (self-BAT) …