Blood Disorder
When we hear the words blood,
disorder, and family, we tend to
be scared. Factor V Leiden is not
here to scare you, but to inform
you more on what is going on
inside our bodies. The more we
know, the more we can be alert
and safe with our bodies. Plus,
we might be able to help others
when they don’t know the signs
or traits of this disorder.
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 National Center for Advancing Translation Sciences.
Retrieved 03/20/2018 at
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6403/fact
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thrombophilia
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 H o w do I g e t F ac t o r V L e i -  If you find out you have it, it is
What is Factor den? okay. Depending on how severe the
condition may be, many are put on
V Leiden?  Factor V Leiden is a genetic disorder
which means that it is inherited from either
blood thinners. The blood thinners are
taken once a day, every day.
one of your parents or both.
 Remember to be careful. When you
 In the general population, only about 1 out
 Factor V Lei- are on blood thinners, you tend to
of every 1,000 people will develop an ab-
den is a blood bruise easier. You also should be very
normal blood clot.
disorder that aware about if you cut yourself or get
allows your  People with European ancestry have a 3% - injured. Your blood can start to bleed
blood to form 8% chance of carrying a copy of the blood out more than your body should.
abnormal blood mutation.
 Find a specialist. You know they are
clots.  Smoking, increasing in age, pregnancy, there because you were told to see
 It is a gene mu- oral contraceptives, obesity, and surgery one, but they also make sure that your
tation in the F5 can increase your chance of developing an blood levels are where they need to
gene. abnormal blood clot. be, any concerns you may have, and
even help support you with your dis-
 Mainly the I f I h a v e i t , h o w d o I m an - order.
clots form in age it?  For women who do have Factor V,
the legs, however, it can occur in the  The first step is to see if you have it. All
lungs, liver, brain, eyes, and kidneys. pregnancy is most often normal.
that is required is some of your blood and Treatment during and after pregnancy
the doctors do the rest. is rarely needed but is recommended,
What are the Symptoms? depending on the family history as
 Many of the symptoms are some that we well as other
may ignore since they seem normal. risk factors.
However, if you experience tenderness,
swelling, redness, increased warmth, and
leg pain, it could be a blood clot in your
leg.
 If you experience chest pain, increased
heartrate/breathing, cough, and shortness
of breath, that could signify that there is a
blood clot in your lungs.