100 questions & answers about endometriosis
This book gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about endometriosis, including treatment options and coping strategies, and provides sources of support from both the doctor's and patient's viewpoints
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x, 139 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
9780763759230, 0763759236
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Patient story: Endometriosis past
The basics. What is the endometrium? ; What is endometriosis? ; Can endometriosis occur in males?
Symptoms and Diagnosis. What are the symptoms of endometriosis? ; Do I need to have surgery for diagnosis? ; Are scans useful in making the diagnosis?
Symptomatic Treatment. What is symptomatic treatment? ; What are medical therapies based on? ; What if medicine doesn't relieve my pain?
Surgical Treatment. Does hysterectomy cure endometriosis? ; How is intestinal endometriosis treated? ; Why do women with endometriosis seem to have so many surgeries?
Other Cause of Pelvic Pain. What is adenomyosis? ; What is interstitial cystitis? ; What is irritable bowel syndrome?
Fertility Issues. Can endometriosis cause infertility? ; Does pregnancy cause endometriosis? ; Does pregnancy cure endometriosis?
Heredity. Is endometriosis hereditary? ; Is there a gene for endometriosis? ; Will my daughter get endometriosis if I have it?
Patient story: Endometriosis present
Final Thoughts. What treatments for endometriosis will there be in the future? ; Can endometriosis be prevented? ; Will the confusion about endometriosis ever end?
Patient s: Endometriosis future