Key Takeaways
- 1.4–1.6 times higher hazard of ischemic heart disease in women who have hemophilia compared with women without hemophilia
- 21% prevalence of hepatitis B among women with hemophilia
- 70% of women with hemophilia report ≥1 joint bleed per year
- In a US claims database study, mean all-cause healthcare expenditures were substantially higher for hemophilia patients than matched controls (reported as multiples; study reports several-fold higher spending)
- In a real-world pharmacy claims study, total annual drug costs for hemophilia patients were lower after switching to subcutaneous non-factor prophylaxis in certain analyses (reported reductions vary by dosing and baseline ABR)
- In a UK cost-effectiveness assessment, emicizumab was associated with incremental cost-effectiveness ratios reported in the tens of thousands of GBP per QALY in some scenarios
- 0.02% of the global population is estimated to have hemophilia (all sexes), implying females with hemophilia are a very small subset
- Women account for a small fraction of people with hemophilia; published estimates place female hemophilia well under 1% of all hemophilia cases
- In a US hemophilia population database analysis, female hemophilia cases represented <2% of persons with hemophilia
- The hemophilia treatment market was projected to reach about $15–17 billion by 2030 in a 2023 vendor forecast
- The global hemophilia therapeutics market was estimated at $14.3 billion in 2023 according to one 2024 industry estimate
- The global market for coagulation factor VIII (used in hemophilia A) was valued in the billions in 2022 per industry market research
- In a 2022 global survey, 63% of hemophilia treatment centers reported that they provide prophylaxis to at least some patients
- In a 2021 study, 55% of women with hemophilia on prophylaxis reported improved bleeding control versus on-demand treatment
- In a 2020 survey, 42% of women with hemophilia reported treatment-related needle or infusion burden as a key quality-of-life issue
Women with hemophilia face higher cardiovascular risk and frequent bleeding, with prophylaxis and care improving outcomes.
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