Blood diseases only women can receive

Discussion in 'Biology & Genetics' started by Mjölner, May 28, 2009.

  1. Mjölner Registered Member

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    Could someone please tell me about any blood diseases that only happen to women? I need to explain why they only happen to women, but I don't even know of any diseases that do.

    Thanks!
     
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  3. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    Menorrhagia
     
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  5. madanthonywayne Morning in America Registered Senior Member

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    Anemia is much more common in females since they experience a period of blood lose every month. In fact, some males have the opposite problem: haemochromatosis. Which is an excess of iron often due to a genetic condition. Pre-menopausal females almost never suffer from this disease and, in fact, the same gene that cause haemochromatosis in men can serve to prevent anemia in pre-menopausal females.
     
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  7. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    I'd rather have anemia that the male prevalent hemophilia.
     
  8. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    im assuming he\she means INFECTIOUS blood bourne disese mad. not diseases of the blood

    btw anemia is not ONLY a female disease. for starters thats just one form of anemia and even that form is only more likly to effect women, its not exclusive to women
     
  9. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    It maybe more common in females but it is not unique to females.
     
  10. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    If the poster intended only infectious blood diseases that should have been stated. I dont't think such a disease yet exists. The only major differences between the sexs is sex. So the disease would have to be something that is related to the reproductive process.
     
  11. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Uh yeah. That's what he said. :bugeye:
     
  12. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    not nessarly, there are more biological differences not to mention social differences between the sexes. look at HIV1 which tends to infect men more than women, HIV2 is the reverse. then there are the epidemological stats which suggest lots of diseases effect the genders improportionally
     
  13. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    Uh yeah, the OP said "ONLY WOMEN".
     
  14. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    ah, I see. And its bothersome you that he said 'more common'
    gotcha
     
  15. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    Blood disease defined:

    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/720818/blood-disease

    blood disease

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    any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), or platelets (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed—the bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen—or of bleeding and blood clotting.
     
  16. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    It is not bothersome to me at all. But it does not advance the OP discussion, nor does this little diversion with you.
     

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