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…get tested for any risk factors. Sure enough, I have factor V Leiden (FVL) and it is hereditary. That, coupled with giving birth, created a risk I didn’t even know…

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…thinner and also diagnosed with a genetic clotting disorder, Factor V Leiden, before ultimately being sent home. Three months later, after getting another stomach virus, Gianni was short of breath…

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My name is Ashley, and I was diagnosed with factor V Leiden, protein S deficiency, and protein C deficiency in March 2017. I was a waitress at the time, and…

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…K supplementation and the “factor V …

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…for clotting disorders before your next appointment for hormonal …

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…blood work showed that Carol also had factor V …

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A Clot at 19 Years Old: Ashley’s Story

…clots dissolved. I had a Factor V Leiden test performed after I was no longer taking blood thinners and it came back negative. I have no genetic blood disorders, but…