DEAR DR ROACH: I have Factor V Leiden, but I have been wanting to do testosterone replacement therapy. I have heard that testosterone causes blood clots. Obviously, with FVL, that would be a huge deal ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My son is 32 years old and developed a superficial blood clot in his arm near the elbow. They tested him for the factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation, and he is positive and heterozygous.

Factor V Leiden thrombophilia is an inherited blood clotting disorder that can lead to blood clots in the legs, lungs, or other parts of the body. Medical term: Thrombophilia is a condition where ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video, Iberia Romina Sosa, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting and ...

Patients with PTGM, factor V Leiden, or double heterozygosity demonstrated a greater incidence of VTE compared with individuals who were wild-type. Double heterozygosity (DH) for factor V Leiden (FVL) ...

A mother in Cobb County is raising awareness about pulmonary embolisms following the deaths of two young football players, including her own son, both of whom had Factor V Leiden. Pulmonary embolisms, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My son was recently diagnosed with factor V Leiden. He has had heart issues since he was 12 (chest pain, irregular EKGs with no explanation and intermittent irregular heart rate). He ...

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