Symptoms:
- Bleeding into joints, with associated pain and swelling
- Blood in the urine or stool
- Bruising
- Gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract hemorrhage
- Prolonged bleeding from cuts, tooth extraction, and surgery
- Spontaneous bleeding
Signs and tests:
Many blood clotting tests are performed if the person tested is the first one in the family to have a bleeding disorder. Once the defect has been identified, other family members will need less testing to diagnose the disorder.
Tests include: