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In cases of hemophilia, symptoms of the disease usually involve bleeding and bruising. This eMedTV segment takes an in-depth look at symptoms of hemophilia, which can include unexplained nosebleeds, bleeding in the joints, and blood in the urine.
The most common type of hemophilia treatment is replacement therapy. As explained on this eMedTV page, replacement therapy involves replacing missing clotting factors. This article covers replacement therapy and other treatments for hemophilia.
As explained in this eMedTV resource, treatment for hemophilia may result in certain risks. Some of these hemophilia treatment risks include developing antibodies (which destroy the clotting factors) and getting a disease from human blood factor.


