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Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder characterized by abnormal blood clotting. The most common signs of hemophilia are easy bruising and too much bleeding. People suffering from hemophilia have less or no clotting factor.
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How would hemophilia impact on everyday life?
Asked by Wiki User
Well, due to thin blood, they would have to only eat raw eggs for meals and only sleep for an hour a day. They call me Queen Amidala.
Does a mother pass on hemophilia to her son?
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Hemophilia is passed down from mother to son. It is extremely
rare for a woman to have hemophilia. It is necessary, though, for
a woman to be a carrier of the disorder for her son to acquire this
disorder. Females have two X chromosomes whereas males only
have one. When a boy is born, he takes one X chromosome from
his mother and one Y chromosome from his father. Therefore, he
can only get hemophilia through his mother.
Example One:
Mother(Carrier)+Father(Non-Affected)=50% chance of their son
acquiring the disorder and 50% chance of their daughter being a
carrier.
Example Two:
Mother(Non-Affected)+Father(Hemophiliac)=All sons will be
non-affected and all daughters will be carriers.
Why is hemophilia more common in males than women?
Asked by Wiki User
this disease is caused by a recessive allele that is found only on the x chromosome. a human female has two x chromosomes. a human male only has 1 x chromosome. therefore, a male needs only one recessives allele to have hemophilia, while a female needs two recessive allele. as a result, hemophilia is much more common in males.
What are the chances of a person with hemophilia to pass the disease to their offspring?
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Hemophilia is passed down from mother to son. It is extremely
rare for a woman to have hemophilia. It is necessary, though, for
a woman to be a carrier of the disorder for her son to acquire this
disorder. Females have two X chromosomes whereas males only
have one. When a boy is born, he takes one X chromosome from
his mother and one Y chromosome from his father. Therefore, he
can only get hemophilia through his mother.
Example One:
Mother(Carrier)+Father(Non-Affected)=50% chance of their son
acquiring the disorder and 50% chance of their daughter being a
carrier.
Example Two:
Mother(Non-Affected)+Father(Hemophiliac)=All sons will be
non-affected and all daughters will be carriers.
Does a person with hemophilia bleed easily?
Asked by Wiki User
The answer to this question is not cut and dry. Literally speaking, a person with hemophilia does not bleed easier than any other person. Hemophilia slows the blood's ability to clot and thus a person with hemophilia will bleed longer than other people.
The perception that people with hemophilia bleed easier comes from two situations.
First, minor trauma such as bumping into something does the same damage to both individuals (those with and without hemophilia), however the individual without the bleeding disorder may plug damaged blood vessels with clots so fast that the injury leads to no noticeable damage. A person with hemophilia may develop bruising or swelling as a result since the damaged blood vessels leak for a longer period of time.
Second, the damage done to joints and tissue from prolonged bleeding can make the area more susceptible to future trauma and more easily injured. In this instance, the individual may "bleed easier", however this is a secondary effect, caused by earlier bleeding, not hemophilia directly.
Which chromosome contains the gene for hemophilia?
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The X chromosome. That's why it's more common in males; females have 2 X chromosomes, but males only have 1. So if a woman has the hemophilia mutation on one of her chromosomes, she probably won't be affected by it.
What is the Inheritance pattern of hemophilia?
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- If the father has hemophilia and the mother is a carrier, sons will have a 50% chance of having hemophilia. Daughters will have a 50% chance of having hemophilia and a 50% chance of being a carrier. It is very rare for both parents to have these defective genes.
- If the father does not have hemophilia and the mother is a carrier, sons will have a 50% chance of having hemophilia. Daughters will have a 50% chance of being carriers.
- If the father has hemophilia and the mother has normal blood, all sons will be normal and all daughters will be carriers.
What is another name for hemophilia?
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Haemophilia is often spelled with an extra "a" in scientific journals but hemophilia has become widely used.
Does hemophilia only affect men?
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There is no cookie cutter answer to how hemophilia effects peoples' lives.
There are several different things that directly impact the degree and type of effect the disorder has. The severity of the disorder, the age of the individual, the support network the individual has, the access to good doctors and treatment, and even their ability to manage stress can play a large roll in the impact. Below we'll look at a few of the more common situations.
Probably the single most noticeable impact the individual or their family will see that the common person does not see is the financial impact. The replacement therapies for treating hemophilia are very expensive (averaging over $250,000 US per year and in some cases over $1,000,000). Maintaining health insurance coverage is a must.
Older hemophiliacs tend to experience more joint damage and what is termed hemoarthritic joints. Frequent bleeding into the joints causes the body to release enzymes into those joints in order to break down and reabsorb the blood. Unfortunately, these enzymes can also break down the cartilage, causing hemoarthritis.
Older hemophiliacs may also be dealing with co-morbidities such as HIV and Hepatitis C due to contaminated blood products in the 1980s.
With the newer and safer medications that are available today most individuals with hemophilia will never experience the effects listed above, other than the financial burden. Currently;
- There is still quite a large stigma placed on people with hemophilia.
- For many, routine treatment (often scheduled for 3 times per week) has become the norm, taking on average 15 minutes and done at home.
- They have to use caution when deciding what activities to participate in.
- The financial, mental, and time related pressures tend to either bring families closer together or drive them apart altogether.
- Siblings can often feel overlooked as parents seem to devote more time to the health and maintenance of the effected individual.
On the upside;
- The hemophilia community has built such an extensive network of people and organizations, support is never far away.
- With the current treatments, it is usually not obvious who has hemophilia.
- Many of the negative situations are being addressed and Hemophilia Treatment Centers as well as the hemophilia organizations are beginning to really treat the whole family, recognizing the affects outside of just the effects on the individual.
What are the support groups that exist for hemophilia?
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My favorite is saveonelife.net
There is also hemophilia.org
There are many others as well.
How can a lady have hemophilia will it effect menstrual period?
Asked by Wiki User
Normally a woman is only a carrier of hemophilia, but if her mother is a carrier and her father has hemophilia the female does have a chance to get it. It is very rare for this to happen but It has been recorded.
Is there a way to detect a carrier of autism?
Asked by Wiki User
Yes, testing the mother for skewed x-inactivation.
A woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia are expecting a baby boy what are the chances that their son will also have hemophilia?
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If the female has what is classically defined as female hemophilia (carries the mutation on both of her X chromosomes), then all sons she would have would also have hemophilia. All of the woman's daughters would also inherit the gene, however since they would also be getting a normal X chromosome from their father, they would not, themselves, have hemophilia under the classical definition.
Today, it is understood that even carrying the trait on a single X chromosome can reduce a female's factor levels and give cause for doctors to diagnose her with hemophilia. Thus if you are simply looking at genetics (which you probably are) then the answer is all of her sons would have it and all of her daughters would be carriers. Therefore, since there is a 50-50 chance the first child bore would be a male, and a 50-50 chance it would be a female, the chance that their first child born would have hemophilia is 50%.
Why do people with hemophilia need to avoid injury?
Asked by Wiki User
since their blood doesnt clott, if they get a bruse or cut, they wont stop bleeding unless they get imediate treatment from a doctor
How often can you have a microdermabrasion treatment?
Asked by Wiki User
How often can you have a microdermabrasion treatment done to your face?
Usually, a series of 5 to 12 treatment sessions to achieve desirable results. In fact, for optimal results, you should allowed 2 to 3 week intervals between each session.
If a woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia are expecting a baby boy. What are the chances that their son will also have hernophilla?
Asked by Wiki User
50%
How does hemophilia disrupt homeostasis?
Asked by Wiki User
when your blood doesn't clot properly then the chemical reactions wont be accurate and good and will cause homeostasis to fail which will cause the organism to die
Is hemophilia a disorder?
Asked by Wiki User
The clinical answer would be yes, however there are many exceptions to the rule in the case of hemophilia. The trait for hemophilia is carried on the X chromosome and is often recessive. This being the case, since females have 2 X chromosomes, there is typically a dominant gene on their other X that corrects the disorder if one X carries the trait for hemophilia.
Males, having only one X chromosome (paired with a Y chromosome) an only express the traits on the one X that they have. This being the case, a male with the trait for hemophilia on his X chromosome must be affected by it.
In more recent years it has become understood that the trait for hemophilia is not as recessive as once thought. In many females the trait has shown incomplete or shared dominance with the otherwise normal gene. This often results in the female having low clotting factor levels and actually being considered a mild or moderate hemophiliac.
How is haemophilia genetically passed on?
Asked by Wiki User
Hemophilia is passed down from mother to son. It is extremely
rare for a woman to have hemophilia. It is necessary, though, for
a woman to be a carrier of the disorder for her son to acquire this
disorder. Females have two X chromosomes whereas males only
have one. When a boy is born, he takes one X chromosome from
his mother and one Y chromosome from his father. Therefore, he
can only get hemophilia through his mother.
Example One:
Mother(Carrier)+Father(Non-Affected)=50% chance of their son
acquiring the disorder and 50% chance of their daughter being a
carrier.
Example Two:
Mother(Non-Affected)+Father(Hemophiliac)=All sons will be
non-affected and all daughters will be carriers.
Is hemophilia related to blood platelets?
Asked by Wiki User
No. There are several types of bleeding disorders. Hemophilia is a deficiency in clotting factor proteins VIII (Hemophilia A), IX (Hemophilia B), or XI (Hemophilia C). There are several other clotting factor proteins linked to coagulation, as well as the vonWillebrands protein, and platelet disorders. Hemophilia is simply the most widely recognized (by the general public) bleeding disorder. It is important to know that many other bleeding disorders exist, such as the platelet deficiency you are asking about.
