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Did you know your bleeding is more than just a monthly affair?

Bleeding is more than just a disorder (Photo: iStock)

Both men and women are affected by blood disorders. However, even as blood disorders cause severe diseases in both sexes, they exhibit a unique challenge in women especially because bleeding is part of a woman's reproductive well-being.

Blood disorders have implications in preconception care, cause adverse repercussions in pregnancy, reproductive choices, management of potential and upcoming pregnancies. If you have been having nose bleeds since childhood, and your menses are heavier than normal, there is a probability that you could be living with a bleeding disorder.

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