Bleeding Disorders

NHF praises Congresswoman for calling attention to bleeding disorders in women

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 2nd, 2002

The National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) praised Congresswomen Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) for responding to its call to help raise awareness nationwide about undiagnosed bleeding disorders in women by introducing House Concurrent Resolution 380.

Many women and their health care providers have little awareness of genetic bleeding disorders, which occur in as many as 1-2 people in 100. Undiagnosed and untreated, bleeding disorders can lead to serious health risks following surgery, injury, and childbirth.

H. Con. Res. 380 calls for appropriate screening for women and girls with excessive menstrual bleeding, a common bleeding disorder symptom, as well as...

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