As a parent or caregiver, protecting your child comes with the job. If you have a child with a bleeding disorder, this includes finding the best way to prevent and stop bleeds. Understanding all the treatment choices available is important. The Treatment Options section is organized by type of treatment product. However, it is important to understand that some of these treatments prevent bleeds, some can treat bleeds once they start, and some are able to do both.
Here is a chart that helps explain:
This section of Treatment Options covers:
There are other treatments for some of the very rare bleeding disorders that don’t have a lot of choices. If you want more information about these conditions, please visit Rare Factor Deficiencies and Rare Platelet Disorders.