29

Mar

Fact or Myth? Endometriosis is caused by a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

Posted by steph  Published in Endometriosis Awareness

MYTH!!
“I have been asked that, and I know that a few other people on here bave been asked the same thing”. - Samantha on an endo forum on facebook.
I too have been told by a gynecologist that I must have a STD, because he was sure I didn’t have endometriosis. This, after a referral [...]

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28

Mar

Fact or Myth? If you are a redhead, you are more likely to have endometriosis.

Posted by steph  Published in Endometriosis Awareness

This one is tricky…. the answer is both ‘fact and myth’, but do read on…
witchiepo on DailyStrength.org, a redhead, says she was told “if you are a red head and have freckles you will have endo”.
Back in 1995, there was a study to determine whether infertile red-headed women have an increased predisposition towards endometriosis. [...]

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27

Mar

Fact or Myth? Surgeons will tell you that Endometriosis can be found in unlikely places such the lungs, just to scare you into getting surgery.

Posted by steph  Published in Endometriosis Awareness

Myth!
Endometriosis HAS actually been found in the lungs! It is still considered uncommon, but there is research dating to the 1960s to prove that endometriosis does in fact occur in the lungs.
Dr. Joseph W. Krotec and RN Sharon Perkins write in Endometriosis for Dummies:
“Diagnosing endometriosis in the lungs, or thoracic endometriosis, requires an inquiring [...]

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26

Mar

Fact or Myth? Endometriosis is a very rare disease.

Posted by steph  Published in Endometriosis Awareness

Myth!
“Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases, affecting more than 5.5 million women in North America alone.” - The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
“It is estimated that between 2 percent and 10 percent of American women - or 5.5 million women and girls - of childbearing age have endometriosis. [...]

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25

Mar

Fact or Myth? Endometriosis is cancerous.

Posted by steph  Published in Endometriosis Awareness

So far, a myth.
At this time, it does not appear that Endometriosis is cancerous. Women’s Health U.K. puts it very well:
“Endometriosis is often compared to cancers that affect the female reproductive system, such as ovarian cancer and uterine cancer. This is because both endometriosis and reproductive cancers are characterized by cell invasion and [...]

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