CONTENTS Chapter 1 General introduction 11 Chapter 2 Prophylactic and therapeutic strategies for intraoperative bleeding in women with von Willebrand disease and heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review (Blood Rev 2023 Pages 101131) 19 Chapter 3 High prevalence of reduced thrombin generation and/or decreased platelet response in women with unexplained heavy menstrual bleeding (Int J Lab Hem. 2018;40:268–275.) 37 Chapter 4 The ISTH-BAT score and outcomes after endometrium ablation in women with heavy menstrual bleeding (Haemophilia 2023 Vol. 29 Issue 6 Pages 1573-1579) 53 Chapter 5 Total Self-BAT scores associated with choice of heavy menstrual bleeding treatment (Submitted) 67 Chapter 6 Women prefer proactive support from providers for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding: A qualitative study in adult women with moderate or severe Von Willebrand disease (Haemophilia 2018;950–956.) 95 Chapter 7 A narrative medicine intervention on the obstetric-gynecological work floor using co-created site-specific poetry (Submitted) 109 Chapter 8 General discussion and future perspectives 131 Chapter 9 English summary 143 Chapter 10 Nederlandse samenvatting 149 Chapter 11 Impact paragraph 161 Appendices List of publications Dankwoord Curriculum Vitae 169 173 177
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