Tennessee Hemophilia & Bleeding Disorders Foundation

To enhance the lives of those affected by bleeding disorders. Hemophilia is known as a bleeding disorder. It is diagnosed by blood tests that check for factor VIII in an individual’s blood. The characteristics of this disease are poor blood clotting and continual bleeding with injuries. Generally, when someone is injured and they are bleeding, clotting factors in the blood (among which factor VIII is included) help to change the blood from a liquid to a solid so that the flow of blood will stop and they will not lose any more blood. When someone has hemophilia, the essential factor VIII clotting is impaired or missing from their blood. This excessive bleeding is usually not a problem with small wounds and bruises, but can be very serious with larger wounds, bruises, or necessary surgical procedures.