Endometriosis – Don’t Suffer in Silence: AAGL urges Dr Vigilance and Patient Persistence - Pelvic pain can have many different causes including appendicitis, bowel obstructions, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease, diverticulitis, ectopic pregnancy, fibroids, IBS and many others. Correct treatment is often delayed because endometriosis is often not immediately diagnosed. |
|
Business Related Topics...
Computer Related Topics...
Entertainment, Recreation & Sports Related Topics...
Health & Fitness Related Topics...
Home & Family Related Topics...
Shopping Related Topics...
Would you like to submit articles to our site? Have a question or a problem?
You are here: DIME Home > Diseases > Endometriosis – Don’t Suffer in Silence: AAGL urges Dr Vigilance and Patient Persistence
Pelvic pain can have many different causes including appendicitis, bowel obstructions, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease, diverticulitis, ectopic pregnancy, fibroids, IBS and many others. Correct treatment is often delayed because endometriosis is often not immediately diagnosed.
Author: Heather MacGibbon
Date: Nov 22, 2011 - 9:05:21 PM
Almost 10 million American women between the ages of 16 and 40 suffer chronic pelvic pain, gastrointestinal problems, unitary track problems and infertility due to endometriosis – but this does not have to be the case according to the speakers at the 40th AAGL Global Congress of
Minimally Invasive Gynecology November 8th, 2011.
"Endometriosis is one of the most treatable, but least treated of women's health problems. Like me, many women suffer
debilitating pain and other symptoms for as long as a decade before receiving an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment," stated Padma Lakshmi, Key-note speaker, Model, TV personality and co- founder Endometriosis Foundation of America.
Pelvic pain can have many different causes including appendicitis, bowel obstructions, ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease, diverticulitis, ectopic pregnancy, fibroids, IBS and many others. Correct treatment is often delayed because endometriosis is often not immediately diagnosed.
Endometriosis is a complex condition where the cells that usually line the uterus and produce blood expelled as a menstrual cycle ever month move outside the uterus and start growing on other organs. Treatment of this disease was the focus of this year’s conference.
For example, in women with endometriosis on the intestines, symptoms may prompt a physician to suggest GI tests, which will not reveal the true problem.
Lakshmi continues saying: "If a woman wants to have children, it's critical to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. Endometriosis is one of the top three causes of infertility. Many women are delaying childbearing into their 30s and even 40s these days, but if you have had untreated endometriosis for many years, it may be too late. And that is a real tragedy."
The currently most effective treatment is laparoscopic excision surgery as alternative medical therapies for endometriosis are extremely limited.
Although the cause of endometriosis is unknown, researchers suspect a strong genetic component because daughters of women suffering from the condition have a seven times higher risk of developing the disease themselves.
Staff Writers “Endometriosis” in The Mayo Clinic: Health 2011. < http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-MADS00289/Endometriosis?q=endometriosis&qpvt=endometriosis>
Rattue, Petra. “Laparoscopic Excision Surgery for Endometriosis Frees patients from Chronic Pain and Complications” in Medical News Today Oct 31, 2011.
Ibid.
For more details, visit ParkMed NYC
Understanding Parkinson's DiseaseMay 4, 2011 - 6:55:47 AM Everyone who grew up in the 80s and the 90s knows Michael J. Fox, Marty Mc Fly, from the Back to the Future series. A well known fact about Michael J. Fox is that he suffers from Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive movement disorder.... [Read the full story] |
Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms And Alternative TreatmentsMay 4, 2011 - 1:47:38 AM Multiple Sclerosis, commonly referred to as MS, is an inflammatory disease that affects the nerve cells in the spine and the brain. Due to this the brain and the spine are unable to communicate with each other. People with MS show a large spectrum of symptoms ranging from neural symptoms to cognitive symptoms to physical symptoms. MS is caused because the immune system of the body attacks and reduces the myelin sheath which is a layer of fat protecting the nerve cell; therefore the nerve cells are unable to transmit messages.... [Read the full story] |
Revitalise the Ageing Eye through Clarivu Lens Replacement Eye SurgeryMay 3, 2011 - 12:01:23 PM Clear lens exchange or lens replacement eye surgery is a surgical procedure done to improve vision problems. It involves removing the natural lens of the eye and replacing it with an artificial lens. The result is like having brand new clear lenses.... [Read the full story] |
Living a Healthy Lifestyle is Easier than You ThinkApr 18, 2011 - 8:25:04 AM Happiness is bestowed in a healthy lifestyle. The term 'healthy lifestyle' may sound arduous, but until you yourself discover what actually it is, you can’t taste the joy in it. A healthy lifestyle undoubtedly gives a magical touch to your life. And what if this magic is created with the least possible effort? Yeah, you’ll surely enjoy it. This is what a healthy lifestyle is about - adapting it is much easier and enjoyable than it seems. If not exaggeration, it is the only way of getting yourself out of this wrecked lifestyle. Let us now look into few easy steps which help in acquiring a healthy lifestyle.... [Read the full story] |
Search for articles: |
Latest Articles in All Categories |
Putting Up a Small Commercial Printing Business |
So You Might Be Unemployed And Desire To Become A San Francisco Real Estate Investor Now |
Meditation and Mindfulness: Dealing With Emotion |
CPA Websites: Five Essential Ideas for Composing Convincing Articles |
Set Goals In Order to Come Up With Your Action Plan |
Is the Air in Your Home Safe to Breathe? |
Coarse Fishing Tackle Review: The JW Young 13ft Trotter Rod |
Section 1031 Exchanges For San Diego Real Estate Investors |
Phoenix Real Estate Investing For Highest Possible Earnings |
Legendary are the Volk Racing TE37 Wheels |
Developing the Next Generation Wall Station (ChaseDesk™) for Healthcare - A Case Study |
What are step down transformers? |
Introducing Sharehype, the Revolutionary Tool for Online Marketers |
Rewards To Shopping For Austin Real Estate On The Web |
Hydroponics for Beginners |
Would you like submit your articles and have them approved on a priority status? Find out more about how you can become a Priority author for pennies a day! Click here.
Dime-co.com Home |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer: Dime-Co.Com is an online information article and video article network. All articles, video articles, comments, and other features herein are for informational purposes only and are provided "as is" without warranties, representations or guarantees of any kind. The views and opinions expressed in an article, comments, links or blogs are the author's own, and not necessarily those of dime-co.com's owners. For full disclaimer, please read our TOS.