A 36-year-old member asked:
Can you please tell me what i did wrong to get hypercoagulability?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mary Efremovanswered
Internal Medicine 45 years experience
Genetic: You didn't do it, it is inherited. There are many types of causes. Usually genetic. Your doctor can fine tune the diagnosis and preventive treatment to prevent thrombosis.
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Dr. William A Biermannanswered
Medical Oncology 48 years experience
You didn't: This is often caused by a genetic disorder of clotting. Certain issues such as lupus anticoagulants are acquired. That problem is part of the antiphospholipid syndromes. Pregnancy, oral contraceptives can contribute by interfering with a clotting control factor.
Cancer and inflammatory states can be a cause. Morbid obesity as a chronic inflammatory with stasis also can be an issue.
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