Many causes: There are many causes for an increased bleeding time. This is a difficult test to do accurately and is not reliable, so is not used routinely in the U.S. A common cause of an elevation is Aspirin or aspirin-containing products. Other drugs can do it as well. Underlying blood disorders, such as vw disease cause it as can vascular or platelet abnormalities. Investigate this further.
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