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Hemophilia, a bleeding disorder can be found in every 1 out of 500 male births. While this is a fact, as with other diseases, people associate even this disorder with certain myths. The disease can turn out to be life-threatening if the person is diagnosed with severe Hemophilia. Hence, it is very important to bust the myths, some of which are mentioned below: 1. With time, the disorder may turn from severe to mild: People have this misconception in their mind that as the time would pass, their suffering would be alleviated. To remove this misconception, people should have a clear understanding of What is Hemophilia and what are its causes. Hemophilia is a disorder related to blood clotting. Blood consists of clotting factors which help the blood to clot. However, in some people all clotting factors are not present in abundance. This deficiency of clotting factors is known as Hemophilia. The specific factors whose deficiency gives rise to this disorder are: VIII and IX. Deficiency of clotting factor VIII causes Hemophilia A while of IX causes Hemophilia B, the former one being more common. This deficiency remains same with time and hence, its effect can not reduce on its own. 2. Hemophilia can be cured through intake of iron and certain vitamins: As stated above, the cause behind this disorder is deficiency of clotting factor; intake of vitamins or iron tablets won't fill the deficiency. The treatment for this disorder is to infuse the missing or deficient clotting factor into the patient's body. 3. On getting bruised or cut, Hemophiliac persons bleed to death: Death is caused in rare cases. For instance, severe internal bleeding can lead to death, for it may damage the muscles and tissues of the body. In case of cuts, the only difference would be that a hemophiliac person usually bleeds longer, because the blood refuses to clot easily. This does not mean that the person will bleed to death. 4. Hemophilia is communicable: Up till this point, everyone must have got an answer to the question what is Hemophilia. It is well understood that the disorder is either genetic or a person develops a deficiency due to some defect developed while in the womb. In any case, there arises no question of the disorder being communicable. 5. Hemophiliac persons experience same level of deficiency: The level of deficiency varies from person to person. In some persons, the clotting factors are even missing. The level of bleeding (mild or severe) then directly depends on the amount of deficiency.
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