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Haemophilia : blood clotting
Haemophilia is a genetic (inherited) condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot. If you cut yourself, proteins called clotting factors combine with blood cells called platelets to make the blood sticky, so that the bleeding eventually stops. However, in cases of haemophilia, there are not as many clotting factors in the blood as there should be, so a…
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Tagged baby development, Bed rest, Bleeding, blood clotting Haemophilia, Blood disorders, Epistaxis, Genetic disorders, Haemophilia, Haemophilia in European royalty, Helen Batchelor, nearest haemophilia, nosebleeds, Online pregnancy diary, pain, Pregnancy, pregnancy timeline, pregnancy week by week, Samuel, spotting, St Thomas' Haemophilia Centre, Vaginal bleeding
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New test can diagnose genetic problems at 7 weeks
A new blood test for pregnant women to detect genetic disorders in their children has raised new fears over ‘designer babies’. The simple test can diagnose conditions such as Down’s syndrome and cystic fibrosis. And it can give the gender of an unborn child at seven weeks – five weeks before the current time. Campaigners fear…
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Tagged Abortion, consultant, Cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, Down’s syndrome, Fertility, Genetic disorders, Haemophilia, invasive procedure, Jane Fisher, Josephine Quintavalle, Lyn Chitty, Miscarriage, Pregnancy test, Prenatal diagnosis, senior lecturer, Tessa Homfray, Western Europe
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