HEMOPHILIA
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Prevention is two pronged: one involves
prevention of complications in the already-diagnosed hemophiliac
patient; the other involves preventing the disease in subsequent
offspring. The most important thing an individual with hemophilia
can do to prevent complications of his disease is to avoid injury.
Those individuals who require dental work or any surgery may need to
be pre-treated with an infusion of factor to avoid hemorrhage. Also,
hepatitis vaccines should be given to hemophiliacs. Medications or
drugs which promote bleeding (such as aspirin) should be avoided.
Certainly, people who know that their family includes hemophiliacs
should receive careful genetic counseling before deciding to have a
baby. Families with a positive history of hemophilia can also have
tests done during a pregnancy to determine whether the fetus is a
hemophiliac. |
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