Haemophilia is a condition that means that your blood doesn't clot in the way that it should. There are different types of haemophilia. The most common types are haemophilia A, haemophilia B and Von Willebrand Disease. You can read more about these on the tabs above. If you want information on some of the other less common types the Haemophilia Society has good information that can be accessed here

You might have been diagnosed when you were younger and want to find out more about your condition. You can read more about haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders  here and here.

Haemophilia is a genetic condition, which means that it is inherited from your parents. You can read about genetic testing for patients and families here.

You may have also heard your team talk about being a carrier of haemophilia. This is someone who is female who has an abnormal X chromosome carrying the haemophilia gene. One of her two X chromosomes has a mutation of the factor VIII or factor IX gene, resulting in decreased levels of clotting factor VIII or IX, respectively.