Hemophilia is a rare blood disease that usually occurs in males. In fact, it’s extremely rare for women to be born with the condition because of the way it’s passed down genetically. A female would need to inherit two copies of the faulty gene — one from each parent — to develop hemophilia A, B or C.

The three main forms of hemophilia include the following:

• Hemophilia A: Caused by a lack of the blood clotting factor VIII; approximately 85% of hemophiliacs have type A disease.
• Hemophilia B: Caused by a deficiency of factor IX.
• Hemophilia C: Some doctors use this term to refer to a lack of clotting factor XI.

Type A, the most common type, is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII, one of the proteins that helps blood to form clots. This type is known as classic hemophilia. Type B hemophilia is caused by a deficiency of factor IX. This type is also called Christmas disease.

There is currently no cure for hemophilia. Effective treatments do exist, but they are expensive and involve lifelong injections several times per week to prevent bleeding.

If the mother is a hemophilia carrier, there is a chance that the baby will be born with hemophilia. In families with a known history of hemophilia, or in those with a prenatal genetic diagnosis of hemophilia, one can plan special testing for hemophilia before the baby’s delivery.

Hemophilia May No Longer Be a Lifelong Disease Soon. Researchers are looking into gene therapy as a way to combat the abnormal bleeding disorder that can cause dangerous health complications. A girl’s first period can be life-changing.

Food and supplements to avoid

• large glasses of juice.
• soft drinks, energy drinks, and sweetened tea.
• heavy gravies and sauces.
• butter, shortening, or lard.
• full-fat dairy products.
• candy.
• foods containing trans fats, including fried. foods and baked goods (pastries, pizza, pie, cookies, and crackers)

Some foods and other substances that may act as natural blood thinners and help reduce the risk of clots include the following list:

• Turmeric. Share on Pinterest.
• Ginger. Share on Pinterest.
• Cayenne peppers. Share on Pinterest.
• Vitamin E. Share on Pinterest.
• Garlic.
• Cassia cinnamon.
• Ginkgo biloba.
• Grape seed extract.

Getting more iron in your diet can help reduce heavy bleeding and prevent anemia caused by blood loss. Try eating iron-rich foods like meat, seafood, beans, nuts, seeds and leafy green vegetables.

Tranexamic acid is used to control unwanted bleeding….About tranexamic acid.

Applying ice to a wound will constrict the blood vessels, allowing a clot to form more quickly and stop the bleeding. The best way to do this is to wrap ice in a clean, dry cloth and place it on the wound.

Petroleum jelly also can be used to stop bleeding in shallow cuts provided you remember to clean the wound thoroughly afterward to remove salve from the wound.

Although rare, here are two situations where cauterization may be used in wound care: Extreme loss of blood. If compression and elevation of the wound site does not cause the wound to stop bleeding and stitching the wound would take too long, cauterization can be used as a way to stop the bleeding.

They had me hold up my hand, put fresh coffee grounds on the cut and swaddled my thumb in gauze. It seemed counterintuitive to me to put coffee grounds on a wound. But the sisters were so confident that I went with it. It worked beautifully to stop the bleeding, and the cut healed up just fine.

1. Stop Bleeding

1. Apply direct pressure on the cut or wound with a clean cloth, tissue, or piece of gauze until bleeding stops.
2. If blood soaks through the material, don’t remove it.
3. If the wound is on the arm or leg, raise limb above the heart, if possible, to help slow bleeding.

It is unlikely pouring sugar in a wound will do much for clotting. You’ll be better off applying direct pressure. But for centuries, sugar (and honey) has been poured into wounds to fight infection. Bacteria cannot grow on sugar.

Therefore, caffeine may alter hormone profiles and thus affect menstrual function. Menstrual dysfunction, in turn, may be related to other health outcomes, such as fertility, osteoporosis and breast cancer.

While all foods are OK in moderation, you might want to avoid certain foods that worsen the symptoms of your period.

• Salt. Consuming lots of salt leads to water retention, which can result in bloating.
• Sugar.
• Coffee.
• Alcohol.
• Spicy foods.
• Red meat.
• Foods you don’t tolerate well.

To Avoid. Avoid eating greasy and oily foods during your menstrual cycle. Don’t consume caffeine or alcohol during this time. Try not to eat painkillers for your period pain.

Drinking chamomile, fennel or ginger tea is an easy, natural way to relieve menstrual cramps. Plus, herbal teas can have other benefits like stress relief and helping with insomnia.

Dairy isn’t a smart choice. Dairy is a major part of a well-balanced diet, but eating too much cheese or consuming too many milk-based products on your period can cause your period cramps to worsen. In fact, dairy can lead to bloating, gas, and diarrhea, according to Healthline. So, play it safe and skip the ice cream.

08/8Chocolate Chocolate craving is pretty normal during this time, but it is not good when it comes to managing your period. Chocolate can elevate your prostaglandins level and you may experience more period cramping. If you want to have chocolate, have only dark chocolate and that too in a limited quantity.