Contributors

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Preface

ix

1

Approach to the Patient with an Inherited Bleeding Disorder   Peter A Kouides and Clare Philipp

1

2

Physiology of Menstruation and Menorrhagia   Mans Edlund

12

3

Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B   Christine A Lee

34

4

Von Willebrand Disease   Peter A Kouides

42

5

Rare Bleeding Disorders   Flora Peyuandi

54

6

Platelet Disorders   Claire Philipp

65

7

Gynecology   Rezan A Kadir

70

8

Genetic and Laboratory Diagnosis   Edward Tuddenham

90

9

Antenatal Diagnosis   Claudia Chi and Rezan A Kadir

99

10

Obstetric Management   Claudia Chi and Rezan A Kadir

124

11

Analgesia and Anesthesia for Pregnant Women with Inherited Bleeding Disorders   Claudia Chi, Adrian England, and Rezan A Kadir

151

12

The Newborn   H Marijke van den Berg and Rochelle Winikoff

163

13

Advocacy for Women with Bleeding Disorders   Rezan A Kadir, Ann-Marie Nazzaro, Rochelle Winikoff, Jane Mathesan, and Peter A Kouides

176

Appendix I

Bleeding Questionnaire

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Appendix II

Pictorial Blood Assessment Chart

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Index

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