A non-hereditary type of VWD in which a person suddenly develops antibodies, or inhibitors, to the VWF normally produced in the blood. Amicar

  A physician who specializes in controlling pain and consciousness during surgery. antibody

  A substance that makes the body retain water. anti-fibrinolytics

  A disease in which the body is unable to form blood clots as quickly or as effectively as normal. The family of bleeding disorders includes von Willebrand Disease, hemophilia A, hemophilia B, platelet function disorders and a variety of rare factor deficiencies. The disorder may be hereditary or acquired. bleeding time

  The process of forming a permanent clot to repair a damaged blood vessel. It includes four steps: vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, platelet adhesion, and the formation of a fibrin plug. blood clotting proteins

The particular kind of blood each person has. The types are A, B, AB and O. chromosome

  All of the medical services needed by a person with VWD and his/her family for the treatment of VWD and related conditions. This care is provided at a Hemophilia/Bleeding Disorder Treatment Centre. cryoprecipitate

An anti-fibrinolytic drug (tranexamic acid) that helps to hold a clot in place once it has formed by stopping the activity of an enzyme, called plasmin, which dissolves blood clots. desmopressin

  An operation is to scrape and clean the lining of the uterus. dysmenorrhea 

  A condition in which endometrial tissue forms outside the uterus, for example, around the abdomen. When a woman menstruates, endometrial tissue, wherever it is in the body, bleeds. epidural