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How is Endometriosis Diagnosed?
A definitive diagnosis of Endometriosis cannot be made by imaging (i.e., MRI, Ultrasound, CT scan) or by clinical features (ie, symptoms or response to a medication). Endometriosis CAN be suspected by...
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Endometriosis Can Cause Pain All Month Long
Please refer back to my previous post about Endometriosis and Estrogen for more details on that topic. Endometriosis is so different from the uterine lining, that it doesn’t always correspond to the...
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Endometriosis Hormonal Therapies
These hormonal therapies do not treat Endometriosis, but can assist in treating Endometriosis related pain. Combined Oral Contraceptives: Pills: Ortho Tri-Cyclen – Ethinyl Estradiol and norgestimate...
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Endometriosis is not a menstrual disease
“Though classically viewed as a ‘disease of menstruation,’ a uterus and routine menses are not de rigueur to diagnosis.“– Guidone H.C. (2020) The Womb Wanders Not: Enhancing Endometriosis Education in...
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Endometriosis vs Ovarian Endometriomas
When we talk about Endometriosis not showing up on imaging, we don’t always clarify that we are referring to Endometriosis lesions, and someone inevitably says their Endometriosis was seen on an MRI...
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Endometriosis Does Not Simply “Grow Back.”
There is a lot to be said about this! Many websites and even OBGYNs will tell their patients that their Endometriosis will inevitably grow back and that they will need repeated surgeries, and this is...
View ArticleThe 5 Stages of Living with Chronic Illness
I’ve been meaning to write this for awhile now, as I feel it is very important to talk about. Over the last year or so I have finally turned a corner in my journey of living with endometriosis. I have...
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Endometriosis Facts
Share this post with someone you’d like to educate about Endometriosis (Endo)! Sources for all of this information can be easily obtained from the following reputable sources: Dr. Sinervo and Dr....
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Endometriosis Research Barriers
The mouse models used in much of the Endometriosis research are incredibly flawed. For example, here are two methods that have been done to study Endometriosis in mice. You’ll notice that this isn’t...
View ArticleHow to Find an Endometriosis Surgeon
Step One: Try Googling something like:“Best Endometriosis surgeon in the United States” (insert your country, state, city – wherever is accessible.) There are some “lists” online, but there is no such...
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