Haemophilia, Two Types and Treatments

There two main types of Haemophilia; Haemophilia A and Haemophilia B. People who have Haemophilia A were born having little to no clotting factor VII. Haemophilia causes the carrier to have little to absolutely none of the protein needed for normal blood clotting. There are different types of clotting factors, and they work together with these things called platelets to help the blood clot. Platelets are small pieces of blood cells that are formed in the bone marrow. They play a major role in blood clotting.

Haemophilia cases can be mild and moderate but every 7 out of 10 Haemophiliacs have the sever case of haemophilia A, depending on how much clotting factor is active in the blood. People without Haemophilia have a clotting factor VII of 100% but people who have the severe case of Haemophilia A, their clotting factor VII activity is less than 1%

Haemophiliacs who have Haemophilia type B are missing or have low levels of clotting factor IX. Each clotting factor helps the platelets stick together to plug cuts, breaks and tears at the site of the injury where the bleeding is, to then stop the bleeding. The most common of cases of these two types is Haemophilia A.

Haemophiliacs do not go on living throughout life being cautious of every spiky, pointy and sharp thing around them, nor do they wear vast amounts of protective gear. Nowadays there are treatments available for Haemophiliacs; treatments consist of injections of the missing clotting factor VII or IX. The infusions are given directly into the blood stream. Today's treatments are highly effective and are very helpful for the severe cases of Haemophilia A. The treatment does not have to be taken under the supervision of a doctor or Haematologist, it can be taken at home. The injections are usually taken on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays but depending on the persons schedule they can make a personalised treatment plan with the help of their Haematologist in which days they can take their injections, only because the treatment provides best cover for the first eight hours so they can take it on days when they're physically active and spread the rest of the intake throughout the week.

Not only most Haemophiliacs are treated at home, they also have to have regular checkups with their Haematologist.

Pain relief is also necessary during a bleed. Different kinds of pain management