Please note all event times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Did you know that women have a higher risk for blood clots over their lifetime than men? NATF understands that women face unique concerns when dealing with blood clots, including heavy periods, contraception, and even bleeding after sex.
This quarter’s group, we take on heavy periods, contraception, and blood thinners!
Join NATF, The Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders, and WomenHeart for a very special first support group as part of Blood Clot Awareness Month. This group will provide a safe space to connect with others, receive support, and have questions answered.
Please note that our experts cannot provide personalized medical advice.
This quarter, we will be joined by Dr. Arielle Langer!
Arielle Langer obtained her MD and MPH degrees concurrently from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health. She did internal medicine residency and a Chief Resident year at New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center. She then went on to complete her fellowship in Hematology/Oncology and served as a Chief Fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Langer is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She cares for patients with nonmalignant hematologic disorders including a focus on thalassemia and on hematologic issues affecting pregnancy. She currently serves as Director of The Women’s Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Program at the Fish Center for Women’s Health and Director of the Thalassemia Program for Brigham and Women’s Hospital/ Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Event Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Overview
Q&A
Our Partners
The Foundation for Women & Girls+ with Blood Disorders works to ensure all women and girls+ with blood disorders are correctly diagnosed and optimally managed at every life stage. +This includes persons with, or have had, the ability to menstruate.
WomenHeart’s mission is to improve the lives of women with or at risk for heart disease, while fighting for equity in heart health.