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Hemophilia treatment?

There are special clotting factors for it, depending on the type, but the one's I've heard of are called Humate P and Alphanate. There used to be one called Cryoprecipitate but it was taken off the market because it wasn't screened for HIV. Both Humate P and Alphanate are used for von Willebrand's patients as well, because von Willebrand's disease is rare enough that nobody bothers to research treatment for it. That's what I have.

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Blood transfusions, and they can give clotting factors. Hemophilia is much less deadly than it was even 20 years ago.

hemophilia treatment: just two links that may be of help to you,

Sometimes treated with vitamin K. This promotes clotting of the blood. This is available on prescription as mephyton.

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