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The Worldwide Endometriosis March is LIVE now at:
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10 Research-Backed Truths About EndometriosisWhat Endometriosis Patients Want Healthcare Professionals to KnowKristina Kasparian, PhDMarch 13, 2022 If you read that title again, it may seem strange to you. Patients wanting physicians to know more about a medical condition? Isn’t that a little backward? Although this debilitating health condition afflicts nearly 200 million individuals globally,1,2 endometriosis […]
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Summary: “It’s a condition that the main symptom is pain and pain, as we know, it can often get dismissed in women and gender diverse people” “Despite its prevalence, experts say it can take anywhere from five to 10 years to get a diagnosis and receive treatment — which can range from hormone treatment to […]
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Endometriosis pain and epithelial neutrophil activating peptide-78 levels Published: 25 February 2022Barbara Gardella, Mattia Dominoni, Andrea Gritti, Anna Arrigo, Silvia Antonucci, Giulia Vittoria Carletti, Valentina Musacchi & Giampiero Pietrocola Abstract Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disorder involved in the pathogenesis of chronic pelvic pain, based on a probable up regulation of the inflammatory system. The objective of the study is to investigate the peritoneal […]
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I first heard about Henrietta Lacks through a friend three years ago when she shared a news article about Johns Hopkins naming a new research building after her. In that article, I learned that “Henrietta Lacks was a young mother of five from eastern Baltimore County who, despite radiation treatment at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, died in […]
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January 7, 2022 Followup! The results of the survey above were published in October 2021: Characterizing menstrual bleeding changes occurring after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination Menstrual bleeding after SARS-CoV-2 vaccinationAuthors: Katharine MN Lee, Eleanor J Junkins, Urooba A Fatima, Maria L Cox, Kathryn BH Clancy October 12, 2021 Abstract: Many people began sharing that they experienced unexpected […]
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“Endometriosis knows no gender. Everyone in the endo community deserves to feel respected, heard and welcomed just as they are. We see you and are here for you.” Find endoQueer on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and their website. I am a one-person show at LivingWithEndometriosis, and I agree with and embrace what endoQueer has to say. […]
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Fact or Myth? “Hormone therapy cures endometriosis.” MYTH! endometriosis.org writes:“Synthetic hormonal drugs like the pill, Provera, Danazol and Zoladex have been used for many years to ‘treat’ endometriosis. However, these hormonal treatments do not have any long-term effect on the disease itself. They do temporarily suppress (quieten) the symptoms, but only while the drugs are […]
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During today’s segment of the Worldwide Endometriosis March, Katie Luciani of The Endometriosis Network Canada echoed my sentiments back on March 2, 2021 about gendered language, only they’ve been saying it for almost a year now! <3
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Happening Now! The virtual Worldwide Endometriosis March! DAY 2 – PART 1: DAY 2 – PART 2:
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0 - Pain Free
1 - Very minor annoyance -
occasional
minor twinges.
No medication needed.
2 - Minor Annoyance -
occasional
strong twinges.
No medication needed.
3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
Mild painkillers take care of it.
(Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)
4 - Can be ignored if you are really
involved in your work, but still
distracting. Mild painkillers remove
pain for 3-4 hours.
5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30
minutes. Mild painkillers ameliorate
pain for 3-4 hours.
6 - Can't be ignored for any length of
time, but you can still go to work and
participate in social activities.
Stronger painkillers (Codeine,
narcotics) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate,
interferes with sleep. You can still
function with effort. Stronger
painkillers
are only partially effective.
8 - Physical activity severely limited.
You can read and converse with effort.
Nausea and dizziness set in as factors
of pain.
9 - Unable to speak. Crying out or
moaning
uncontrollably - near delirium.
10 - Unconscious. Pain makes you
pass out.
© Andrea Mankoski