van Galen KPM

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2020-2026
2026
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in the Gynecology Clinic: A Call for Awareness and Standardized Screening for Underlying Bleeding Disorders.
Obstetrical & gynecological survey ·doi:10.1097/ogx.0000000000001514

ImportanceHeavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is a common problem existing in nearly 30% of women worldwide. An underlying bleeding disorder has been identified as a cause of HMB in a significant proportion of women seeking gynecological care fo…

2026
International Practices in Managing Preconception, Pregnancy and Childbirth in Women With Glanzmann Thrombasthenia: A Survey From the European Association of Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD).
Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia ·doi:10.1111/hae.70186

BackgroundGlanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is an inherited platelet disorder resulting in severely reduced platelet aggregation and increased bleeding tendency. Pregnancy and childbirth in women with GT present significant challenges for both …

2025
Heavy or healthy? Assessing menstrual bleeding and bleeding tendency in Dutch adolescents.
Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis ·doi:10.1016/j.rpth.2025.103235

BackgroundHeavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is common in adolescents and may indicate a bleeding disorder. The pictorial blood loss assessment chart (PBAC) defines HMB as a score ≥150, while an elevated self-bleeding assessment tool (self-BAT)…

2023
Heavy menstrual bleeding in adolescents: incidence, diagnostics, and management practices in primary care.
Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis ·doi:10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102229

BackgroundHeavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), self-reported by 37% of adolescents, can be the first sign of a bleeding disorder (BD) during adolescence. The Dutch general practitioner (GP) guideline demands laboratory diagnostics and referral f…

2020
Congenital platelet disorders and health status-related quality of life.
Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis ·doi:10.1002/rth2.12281

BackgroundPatients with congenital blood platelet disorders (CPDs) demonstrate a predominantly mucocutaneous bleeding tendency. Repeated bleeds throughout life can have a significant impact on health status-related quality of life (HR-QoL),…