Discover Marlene’s story as part of the World Hemophilia Day 2025 video series:

Hi, I am Marlene Beijevelt and I’m working in the hemophilia treatment centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I think that women and girls with bleeding disorders deserve better care and more understanding and at least faster diagnosis.

In our treatment centre we’re testing girls as of six months who tend to have a bleeding disorder. We also work very intensively together with gynecology and have an outpatient clinic for women and girls with heavy menstrual bleeds. It is time to break the taboo and to ensure that symptoms are taken seriously.

Let’s work together to fight for equal access and care so women no longer have to suffer in silence. Their health should not depend on ignorance and stigma. Every woman and girl deserves the right care at the right time.