Definition of primary and secondary amenorrhea. Amenorrhea is the medical term for the absence of menstrual periods, either on a permanent or temporary basis. Amenorrhea can be classified as primary or secondary.
Most inherited bleeding disorders are the result of abnormal platelet function or a deficiency in one or more of the factors involved in the blood clotting system. The most serious and common inherited coagulation disorders in dogs are hemophilia(deficiency of factor VIII or IX) and von Willebrand's disease (lack of von Willebrand factor). Other coagulation disorders are discussed here.
Von Willebrand's disease (vWD) is a common, usually mild, inherited bleeding disorder in people and in dogs.on Willebrand's Disease is one of the least destructive diseases inherited by Dobermans but it should not be ignored. It is a genetically inherited autosomal recessive bleeding disorder much like hemophilia and is the most common bleeding disorder in canines and in humans.