Get Virtual Care
Factor VIII deficiency
Factor VIII deficiency (also known as Hemophilia A) is disease of the blood in which a person lacks a protein necessary for clotting. These patients are prone to excessive bleeding from minor trauma.
Dr. Kat Kat reviewed this
33 years experience
Is a type of:
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Medications
Related questions
A 24-year old asked:
What sort of disorder is Factor VIII deficiency?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 36-year old asked:
What is the treatment for factor viii deficiency?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 47-year old asked:
What is a successful cure of hemophilia(factor viii deficiency).?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 48-year old asked:
Is it possible to have a factor viii deficiency and not have actual hemophilia?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 41-year old asked:
Is it possible for you to have a factor viii deficiency and not have actual hemophilia?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 31-year old asked:
Can you tell me if someone is heterozygous w/ the hemophilia gene, is it possible for them to still have factor viii deficiency?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 32-year old male asked:
My wife is 14 wk pregnant with antithrombin 3 deficiency.Wht risk factors are attached and how long?We hv been adviced for low molecular heparin inj.
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 19-year old male asked about a female:
What mode of treatment should be followed if an 8 year old child is diagnosed with factor 7 deficiency and later develops inhibitors against factor 7?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 30-year old female asked about a female:
What does it mean to have a factor 9 or 11 deficiency?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
Wouldn't factor 13 deficiency actually be considered a endocrine disorder?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 19-year old female asked:
I have factor 7 deficiency and terminated a pregnancy today without telling the doctors about it what could happen to me?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 31-year old asked:
Can people with factor deficiency give blood?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 48-year old asked:
Does having lots of nosebleeds mean some sort of clotting factor deficiency?
1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in
A 45-year old male asked:
Is a lack of intrinsic factor the only cause of a B12 deficiency assuming one eats plenty of meats and dairy? How can intrinsic factor be rebuilt?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 33-year old female asked:
Hi I have got factor 11 deficiency and would like to have a breast enlargement would this be possible?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 26-year old female asked:
I have Factor V Leiden Deficiency and take 20mg warfarin daily. Can I take ACE?(It's a appetite suppressant)
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
A 42-year old asked:
What are the functions of factor viii? What if you're low on your factor viii?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 47-year old male asked:
What does it mean if I have a high Factor VIII assay value? e.g. 174%?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 40-year old female asked:
I just found out my daughter has a factor vIII of 38. What does this mean? Doctor said to take her to hematologist.
3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 19-year old male asked:
What is the prognosis for a person suffering from severe hemophilia, but getting regular factor VIII replacement therapy?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 35-year old male asked:
Was taking a recombinant-derived FVIII for Hempohilia A and inhibitor appear. Finishing ITI and doc says 2 try plasma FVIII. Alphanate (factor viii and von willebrand factor) or Koate and y?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 26-year old female asked:
4yr old daughter factor 7 deficient. She is moderate. Can she become servere or mild? Should my husband and I be tested w/our other kids?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 26-year old female asked:
My daughter is a moderate Factor 7 Deficient does she need to wear a medical ID bracelet ?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 17-year old male asked:
Possible for an 18 year old male with no family history or risk factors other than vitamin D (calcitriol) defficiency to get breast cancer? Had 3 abdominal CTs
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
A 42-year old asked:
Are food cravings due to deficiencies?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 34-year old asked:
How likely is it that fatigue can indicate a deficiency?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 50-year old asked:
Does B9 deficiency make people psychotic?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
A 45-year old asked:
What vitamin deficiencies can cause fatigue?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 43-year old asked:
Can someone be tested for vitamin deficiencies?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 44-year old asked:
What does having a deficiency in iron mean for the body?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
