Bleeding Disorders

Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions that result when the blood cannot clot properly. People with bleeding disorders either lacks or has defective proteins called factors that bind together to form clots.

Hemophilia is the most well-known inherited bleeding disorder, although it is relatively rare. It affects mostly males but may also affect females. Approximately 1 percent of the population are affected by von Willebrand disease (VWD), the most common inherited bleeding disorder. VWD can affect both males and females.

 
 

Types of Bleeding Disorders

 

  • Hemophilia A

Most common type of hemophilia. 8 out of 10 people with hemophilia have Hemophilia A. People with Hemophilia A do not have enough clotting factor eight (Factor VIII)

  • Hemophilia B

Is also known as Christmas Disease and a less common type of hemophilia. Hemophilia B is caused by a deficiency in clotting factor nine (Factor IX)

  • Von Willebrand Disease

Caused by missing or defective von Willebrand factor (vWF). vWF binds with Factor VIII and platelets to form a platelet plug during the clotting process. It occurs equally in men & women

  • Rare Clotting Factor Deficiencies

Bleeding disorders in which other clotting factors (I, II, V, V + VIII, VII, X, XI, or XIII) is missing or not working properly. Less is known about these disorders because they are diagnosed so rarely 

 

Hemophilia in The Philippines

 

1M

1MILLION FILIPINOS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE BLEEDING DISORDERS

Von Willebrand Disease (vWD) is the most common bleeding disorder which equally affects males and females. However, women are more likely to experience symptoms of vWD because of increased bleeding during menstrual periods, pregnancy, and after childbirth.

 

10k

TEN THOUSAND OF THEM ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE HEMOPHILIA

Hemophilia is traditionally inherited by males only from a carrier mother. However, recent studies have shown that females too can be affected with this rare bleeding disorder. Several cases of children being diagnosed with hemophilia with no trace of the faulty gene from either both sides of the family.

 
 

1.7k

BUT ONLY LESS THAN 1,700 HAVE BEEN REGISTERED IN THE PHILIPPINES

There are 1,644 cases of hemophilia and 50 of vWD. A small number considering there are about 1,000,000 Filipinos who are estimated to have bleeding disorders. Limited access to diagnosis and inability to afford treatment are the primary challenges they face AND THIS HAS TO CHANGE.

Helpful Links

The following links are to various files and other websites where you can learn more about Hemophilia and related bleeding disorders

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