A member asked:

Son is severe hemophiliac a. had no bleeding after circumcision. this seems contradictory to the huge bruises he gets from almost nothing. reasons?

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Prophylactic: Your son must have been given prophylactic factor viii therapy prior to his cicumcision- to prevent him from bleeding- that is why he did not bleed. What is the level of his factor 8 ?

Answered 3/11/2014

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