Items tagged 'woman'

Guide to living with VWD

29 October 2024

A guide to living well with von Willebrand disease (VWD) - from diagnosis to treatment, how it is passed on and special issues for females.

HFV Spring Magazine 2024

11 September 2024

Bleeding disorders, Connection & support, Events & awareness, Haemophilia, Haemophilia Awareness Week, Leadership & mentoring, Parents & families, Rare bleeding disorders, Von Willebrand disease

This event is for women with a bleeding disorder, along with mums, partners, siblings, carers etc of person with a bleeding disorder. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon chatting with other women from our community while creating your amazing masterpiece! A great opportunity to decompress in a friendly environment. Light refreshments will be provided. Session commences 2pm. Haemophilia Foundation Victoria is pleased to provide this event FOC to our members. Please come along and join us.

Acquired haemophilia

21 September 2023

A fact sheet on acquired haemophilia A, with its cause, symptoms and treatment.

Why test?

20 September 2023

Genetic testing, Girls, Haemophilia, Women & girls
girls, haemophilia, women

Haemophilia testing in women and girls Key points There are two types of haemophilia testing for women and girls…

Family & Community Camps

20 July 2023

The importance of our camps for children and families cannot be underestimated. At these camps, children connect with others going…

Women can have hep C too – Mary Jane’s story

20 July 2023

Mary Jane* is an Australian community member with von Willebrand disease (VWD). She spoke to HFA about her experiences with…

Connecting to others

19 July 2023

Reach out and connect to your community! In our digital stories for World Haemophilia Day 2019, Australian community members share…

Shauna Adams – managing type 3 VWD

19 July 2023

This is a transcript of Shauna’s presentation at the 2019 Australian Conference. Hi everyone, thank you all for joining me today….

Susie – living with type 1 von Willebrand disorder

19 July 2023

I keep learning new things in my journey with a bleeding disorder and I’ve come to the opinion that this…

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