100 Questions & Answers About Endometriosis

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, Nov 19, 2008 - Medical - 139 pages
EMPOWER YOURSELF! It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of American women of childbearing age have endometriosis. About 5.5 million women in the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with the disease each year. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, or are a friend or relative of someone suffering from Endometriosis, this book offers help. The only text available to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Endometriosis gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, and provides sources of support from both the doctor’s and patient’s viewpoints. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of endometriosis.
 

Contents

The Basics
1
Symptoms and Diagnosis
21
Symptomatic Treatment
45
Surgical Treatment
55
Other Causes of Pelvic Pain
77
Fertility Issues
101
Heredity
111
Endometriosis Present
115
Final Thoughts
117
Endometriosis Future
123
Appendix
125
Glossary
129
Index
135
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Medical Director, Endometriosis Institute of Oregon, St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon

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