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   Does von Willebrand disease cause bleeding events during pregnancy and childbirth?

   • Bleeding events and other complications during pregnancy and childbirth in women with von Willebrand disease. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5: 1165–9. [ PubMed] [ Google Scholar] 18. Siboni SM, Spreafico M, Calò L, Maino A, Santagostino E, Federici AB, Peyvandi F. Gynaecological and obstetrical problems in women with different bleeding disorders.

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   What is von Willebrand disease?

   • Von Willebrand disease is a lifelong bleeding disorder in which your blood doesn't clot properly. People with the disease have low levels of von Willebrand factor, a protein that helps blood clot, or the protein doesn't perform as it should. Most people with the disease are born with it, having inherited it from one or both parents.

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   What are the risk factors for von Willebrand disease?

   • The main risk factor for von Willebrand disease is having a family history of it. Parents pass the gene for the disease to their children. Rarely, the disease skips generations. The disease is usually an "autosomal dominant inherited" disorder, which means you need a mutated gene from only one parent to get the disease.

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   Can von Willebrand disease be cured?

   • Even though von Willebrand disease has no cure, treatment can help prevent or stop bleeding episodes. Your treatment depends on: Your doctor might suggest one or more of the following treatments to increase your von Willebrand factor, strengthen blood clots or control heavy menstrual bleeding: Desmopressin.

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   General guidelines for the treatment of women with von Willebrand disease at delivery. Since pregnant women with VWD are at increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage if untreated 9, 17, 27, 31, treatment options should be planned at the beginning of pregnancy.

   • Author: Giancarlo Castaman, Paula D. James
   • DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13250

   • Publish Year: 2019
   • Published: 2019/08

4. www.mayoclinicproceedings.org › article › S0025-6196Von Willebrand Factor: Structure and Function - Mayo Clinic ...

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   Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is an adhesive, multimeric glycoprotein present in plasma, platelets, and subendothelium, which has two main functions: (1) it serves as a carrier for factor VIII and (2) it plays a crucial role in platelet adhesion to subendothelium, acting as a “bridge” between platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ib and GP IIb ...

   • Author: Dominique Meyer, Genevieve Piétu, Edith Fressinaud, Jean-Pierre Girma

   • Publish Year: 1991

5. www.mayoclinic.org › symptoms-causes › syc-20352829Heavy menstrual bleeding - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Aug 30, 2023 · Some bleeding disorders that run in families cause heavy menstrual bleeding. These include von Willebrand's disease, a condition in which the blood does not clot properly. Medicines. Some medicines can result in heavy or lengthy menstrual bleeding. These include hormonal medicines such as birth control pills that have estrogen and progestin.

6. www.mayoclinicproceedings.org › article › S0025-6196A Practical Approach to Genetic Testing for von Willebrand ...

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   A Practical Approach to Genetic Testing for von Willebrand Disease - Mayo Clinic Proceedings. GENETICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE | Volume 81, ISSUE 5, P679-691, May 2006. Download Full Issue. A Practical Approach to Genetic Testing for von Willebrand Disease. Rajiv K. Pruthi, MBBS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4065/81.5.679.