How a new doctor made me feel safe as a woman with hemophilia

How a new doctor made me feel safe as a woman with hemophilia

Forty-six. That’s how old I was when I finally accessed the hemophilia care that I’d needed my entire life. I believe the reason it took so long was that I’m a woman. It may seem crazy to those who aren’t familiar with the bleeding disorder. For years, the misconception that women could not have hemophilia dominated medical, scientific, and educational spaces. We know better now. In the midst of my struggle to find appropriate care, I attended a…