Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE REALITY OF ENDOMETRIOSIS AND PELVIC PAIN -- 1.What It Really Means to Have Endometriosis -- How Does Endometriosis Start? -- How Does the Disease Progress? -- The Invisible Disease -- Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Care for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis? -- 2.The Medical Mystery of Endometriosis -- What Causes Endometriosis? -- Why Are Some Women More Susceptible Than Others? -- Genetics -- Epigenetics and Epigenomics -- Environmental Exposure -- Estrogen Metabolism -- Immune Response -- How Do I Know if I Have Endometriosis? -- Misdiagnosis, Stigma, and Blame -- Is There a Cure? -- 3.Myths and Misunderstandings about Endometriosis -- Causes Myths -- Endometriosis can be prevented -- You can "catch" endometriosis from someone else, from sexual activity, or from a toilet seat -- Endometriosis can be caused by sexually transmitted diseases -- Tampons can cause endometriosis -- Psychological Myths --
Contents note continued: Women who complain of pain with sex are just having intimacy issues -- A history of sexual abuse can cause severe pelvic pain -- The pain is all in your head -- Most women who complain of pelvic pain are exaggerating their symptoms -- Pain and Symptoms Myths -- Endometriosis is easy to diagnose because it is the only cause of severe period pain -- Severe periods during teenage years are normal -- The symptoms of endometriosis always start in the teen years -- Endometriosis is only painful when you have your period -- The more serious the endometriosis, the more severe the pain -- You don't have to treat endometriosis with serious pain drugs; over-the-counter medications should be just fine -- If left untreated, endometriosis will continue to spread, and the pain will get worse -- Statistics and Facts Myths -- You shouldn't have sexual intercourse if you have endometriosis; that can make it worse --
Contents note continued: Endometriosis invariably causes infertility or sterility -- Endometriosis always comes back -- Endometriosis leads to cancer -- Endometriosis affects only white, professional women who delay childbearing. Endometriosis is a rare disease -- Treatments and Cures Myths -- The drug Lupron cures endometriosis -- If a patient continues to have pain on Lupron, she doesn't have endometriosis -- Hormonal treatments can cure endo -- Pregnancy cures endometriosis -- Hysterectomy cures endo, and if you have pain after a hysterectomy, you don't have endometriosis -- Endometriosis goes away with menopause -- Any OB/GYN can treat endometriosis -- I can cure my endometriosis with diet, nutritional supplements, exercise, and acupuncture -- If I have extensive endometriosis that affects my bowels, I'll have to have a bowel resection and wear a colostomy bag -- 4.A Healing Relationship: Finding Good Care and Treatment for Endometriosis -- Advocating for Your Health --
Contents note continued: Characteristics of a Healing Relationship -- How to Be a Partner in Your Care -- How to Find a Good Doctor -- pt. II DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS, PELVIC PAIN, AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS -- 5.Diagnosing Endometriosis and Other Causes of Pelvic Pain -- Endometriosis Is Not the Only Cause of Pelvic Pain -- Sit Down and Listen to the Patient -- The Physical Exam -- Transvaginal Sonogram -- Residual Endometriosis---Patient Assisted Laparoscopy (PAL) -- Pelvic Pain Not Caused by Endometriosis -- Interstitial Cystitis (IC) -- Pelvic-floor Muscle Spasm -- Adhesions or Scar Tissue -- Fibroids -- Adenomyosis -- Uterine Retroversion -- Pelvic Congestion -- Abdominal-wall Neuropathy -- Pudendal Neuropathy and Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE) -- Food Allergies and Food Sensitivities -- Ovarian Remnant -- Foreign Body -- Hernias -- Appendicitis -- Gastrointestinal Problems: Motility Problems, Redundant Colon, Diverticulitis, Anal Fissure -- Lyme Disease --
Contents note continued: Generalized Visceral Hypersensitivity -- Vulvodynia -- 6.Getting the Best Treatment for Endometriosis -- Medications for Treating Endometriosis -- Birth Control Pills -- Lupron -- Danazol -- Progesterone Drugs -- Aromatase Enzyme Inhibitors -- Laparoscopic Surgery -- Wide Excision -- Effective Surgery -- Removing the Endometriosis -- Energy and Its Effects on Tissue -- Surgical Techniques: Wide Excision and Wide Ablative Vaporization -- The Five Rules for Correct Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis -- EVE Procedure[™] -- Robotic Surgery -- After Surgery -- The Well-informed Patient -- 7.Pain and Pain Management -- Dealing with the Pain of Endometriosis -- Stand Up for Your Pain -- Why Does Endometriosis Hurt So Much? -- Endometriosis Classification and Pain -- Types of Pain -- Pain with Sex -- Pain Management -- Pain-management Treatments -- Addiction Issues -- 8.Treating the Whole Patient: A New Paradigm -- Functional Medicine --
Contents note continued: Common Underlying Health Problems with Endo -- Bowel Function -- Immune Response -- Inflammation -- Estrogen Dominance -- Insulin Resistance -- Vitamin D -- Thyroid and Adrenal Glands -- pt. III PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER -- 9.The Whole Patient: Supportive and Complementary Therapies -- Meditation and Mindfulness -- Pain Psychology and Counseling -- Pelvic-floor Physical Therapy -- Nutrition -- Naturopathic Medicine -- Herbs and Supplements -- Low-dose Naltrexone (LDN) Therapy -- Bodywork -- Acupuncture -- Homeopathy -- Craniosacral Therapy -- 10.Back to Vital Health -- Moving Back Into Normal Life -- The Mind-Body Connection -- Back to Sexual Vitality -- Advice from Patients -- Afterword: Time for a Change -- There Is Hope -- Resources -- Tip Sheets -- Do I Have Endometriosis? -- Characteristics of a Good Endometriosis Doctor -- How to Find a Good Endo Doctor -- Endometriosis Physician Practice Style Assessment Form --
Contents note continued: Quality of Healing Relationship Assessment Form.
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