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Normally, if you get hurt, your body forms a blood clot to stop the bleeding. For blood to clot, your body needs cells called platelets and proteins known as clotting factors. If you have a bleeding disorder, you either do not have enough platelets or clotting factors or they don't work the way they should.
Bleeding disorders can be the result of other diseases, such as severe liver disease. They can also be inherited. The most common inherited bleeding disorders are von Willebrand Disease (VWD) and hemophilia. Bleeding disorders can also be a side effect of medicines.
Care For Life - Provides products and therapies designed to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
Aventis Behring UK - UK based company specializing in blood plasma proteins and factor VIII products for the treatment of haemophilia and other bleeding disorders. Site features news and events, patient information, and useful links.
Passionately Bleeding - The webring for blogs and/or personal sites owned by those who have (or have symptoms of) borderline personality disorder.
Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center of Nevada - Information about the organization, bleeding and clotting disorders, research projects and contact details.
Family Practice Notebook: Coagulation Bleeding Disorders - Information in note form for clinicians.
Canadian Hemophilia Society - Dedicated to improving the quality of life for persons with hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders, as well as ensuring the safety of the blood supply for all Canadians.
Hemophilia Foundation of Nevada - A nonprofit consumer advocacy and service organization founded in 1990 to help meet the vast education and support needs of the bleeding disorders community in Nevada.
UK Haemophilia Society - Working to secure the best possible care, treatment and support for people with haemophilia, related bleeding disorders, and their families.
The Other Bleeding Disorder - Information on the three types of von Willebrand Disease as well as treatments.
Acquired Bleeding Disorders - An article by Thomas G. DeLoughery, Associate Professor of Medicine. Platelet transfusion therapy and dysfunctional platelets are discussed.