Question 1

how common is hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

1:10,000 males: Hemophillia a in about 1:10, 000 males and hemophilia b in about 1:20, 000 males. It is less common in females.

Question 2

what are the most common symptoms of hemophilia?

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Abnormal bleeding.: The bleeding may be external or internal. Classically the bleeding occurs within a joint, such as the knee joint, and is painful.

Question 3

is it common for people to have hemophilia b?

Accepted Answer

No. it is rare: Hemophilia b, a congenital bleeding disorder, only in males occur at a frequency of 1 in 25, 000 males. It is far less common than hemophilia a. The bleeding symptoms are the same for both hemophilia a and b. The diagnosis should be made by a hematologist. There has been much improvement recently in the treatment  and prevention of bleeding and thus all patients should be treated at hemophilia cent.

Question 4

which one is more safe chemical synovectomy or radioactive synovectomy for patients suffering from hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

Radioactive one: Radiosynovectomy is currently the preferred procedure when radioactive
materials are available.
However, chemical synovectomy is an effective alternative method if radioactive materials are not available.

Question 5

are multiple bone cysts common in hemophilia and is chemical/radioactive synovectomy the answer or they must be taken out through a surgery?

Accepted Answer

Not rare: Bone cysts-or "pseudo tumors" are not unusual in hemophilia and depending on location and size may be observed or treated.
Treatment is not easy or without potential complications. Seek an experienced specialist.

Question 6

what is hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

Clotting problem: Hemophilia is a hereditary blood disorder in which the person is deficient in one of the body's clotting factors (factor viii for hemophilia a and factor ix for hemophilia b).  Therefore the blood does not clot correctly after an injury.  Depending on severity, patients with hemophilia bleed and bruise easily and for a longer time. Some may even bleed into their joints, muscles, or brain.

Question 7

is hemophilia lifelong?

Accepted Answer

Yes: About 17, 000 people in the United States have hemophilia. The blood of a person who has hemophilia, a rare, inherited bleeding disease, lacks a protein important to proper clotting. Because it is inherteted at birth it is lifelong.

Question 8

how is hemophilia spread?

Accepted Answer

Inheritance/genetics: Hemophilia is a disorder of clotting due to abnormal genes that are inherited from the mother by the son.  Daughters are carriers but generally do not suffer from it.  An affected man pass the gene to his daughters but can not pass it to the sone. Daughters pass the disease on to their sons.  Rarely a new mutation, de novo, may occur to cause the disease that is then spread to the offspring.

Question 9

who discovered hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

Conrad Otto: Families in which the males bled after minor trauma were known from antiquity, but Dr. Otto in 1803 established the pattern of inheritance and is credited as discoverer.

Question 10

how do you get hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

Heredity: Hemophilia is a genetic disease that is passed down in families.

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