The past couple of weeks, I've been preparing to go back "into battle". One of the ways I do that is to arm myself with as much information as I possibly can. As I've scoured the internet for the latest information and research on my disease, I've found some amazing facts. I've started a link list in the sidebar of this blog so others can locate the same resources I have.
But one resource struck me so deeply I had to give it its own post.
From the website of the Endometriosis Association:
What we know about endometriosis today is in large part due to continuing research by the Endometriosis Association. Here are just a few of the breakthroughs our research has revealed
- Endometriosis can be caused by exposure to dioxins: groundbreaking research started in 1992 shows that endometriosis can be directly related to environmental toxins such as dioxins, providing for the first time a provable cause of endometriosis Learn more
- Endometriosis is an immune system disease: research shows endometriosis is an immune disease as well as an endocrine disease
- Endometriosis linked to autoimmune diseases: research shows links to autoimmune diseases in women with endometriosis
- Pain: research shows links to cancers in women with endometriosis Learn more
- Age: research shows endometriosis is beginning at a younger age, is more severe, with more symptoms, and is more debilitating in girls and young women currently diagnosed
- Diagnosis: research continues on noninvasive diagnostic techniques
Think "killer cramps" are normal? Think again!
Take this quick questionnaire
from the Endometriosis Research Center.
Take this quick questionnaire
from the Endometriosis Research Center.
1 comment:
You go Girl! The word needs to get out, and you do an excellent job of making it understandable. Women shouldn't just settle for a mediocre existence when more is possible.
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