Von Willebrand Disease (VWD): Treatments
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a bleeding disorder. It affects your blood‘s ability to clot. If your blood doesn’t clot, you can have heavy, hard-to-stop bleeding after an injury.
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About Von Willebrand Disease Treatments
Treatment for von Willebrand disease (VWD) is based on the type of VWD you have and how severe it is. Most cases of VWD are mild, and you may need treatment only if you have surgery, tooth extraction, or an accident.
Medicines are used to:
Specific Treatments
One treatment for VWD is a man-made hormone called desmopressin. You usually take this hormone by injection or nasal spray. It makes your body release more von Willebrand factor and factor VIII into your bloodstream. Desmopressin works for most people who have type 1 VWD and for some people who have type 2 VWD.
Another type of treatment is von Willebrand factor replacement therapy. This involves an infusion of concentrated von Willebrand factor… Read more about Von Willebrand Disease (VWD): Treatments