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.
Hemostatic Balance
Your blood contains different elements that help it clot (called pro-coagulants), and others that prevent it from clotting (called anti-coagulants). Coagulation is another word for clotting. One type of imbalance can lead to too much clotting. This is called “thrombosis.” The other type of imbalance can result in too much bleeding or a bleeding disorder. The perfect balance between pro-coagulants and anti-coagulants is known as hemostatic balance. Several new therapies seek to reduce bleeding episodes by restoring this balance. Check out this 3D video on the clotting cascade to learn more about how the blood clots. It is very important to balance the blood clotting process through hemostatic balance.
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.