http://www.healthhype.com/factor-v-leiden-a-common-hereditary-clotting-disorder-in-the-us.html Current Health Care Articles 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.healthhype.com/factor-v-leiden-a-common-hereditary-clotting-disorder-in-the-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-16592 tcwilcox Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:04:49 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/factor-v-leiden-a-common-hereditary-clotting-disorder-in-the-us.html#comment-16592 I wasn't diagnosed with Factor V Leiden until my fifth pregnancy (27 years old), I had a blood clot at 19 due to birth control and the disorder. The percentages of people that have the disorder would be higher if more people were tested. Most carriers never know throughout their lives, because of no clots or other blood related problems are found. I wasn’t diagnosed with Factor V Leiden until my fifth pregnancy (27 years old), I had a blood clot at 19 due to birth control and the disorder. The percentages of people that have the disorder would be higher if more people were tested. Most carriers never know throughout their lives, because of no clots or other blood related problems are found.

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