For more information, check out this month's issue of HemAware magazine. Hemophilia Facts Remember that March is Hemophilia Awareness Month. As of this writing, approximately 17,000 people are living with hemophilia in the United States. Hemophilia A, also known as factor VIII deficiency, is the most common type of hemophilia. Men cannot pass the gene for hemophilia to their sons.
Every carrier has a one in four chance of having a child with hemophilia.
People with bleeding disorders bleed faster than other people. The blood of every person flows at the same rate. In people with bleeding disorders, the mechanism that controls clotting does not work properly, making any bleed last longer in duration. If the cut is not very deep, such as a paper cut or scrape, the bleeding can stop by itself. More extensive injuries or internal bleeds, require treatment.