Myths & Misconceptions with Endometriosis
Wow, I've learnt something new today!!
I've learnt that the myth about Endometriosis only occurs in women in their 30s or 40s is not true! It was due to the fact that in the olden days before laparoscopy was available, large open surgeries were discouraged amongst younger patients. So they only cut up older women, hence, the belief (with surgical "prove") that Endometriosis only occurs in older women!
After the proliferation of laparoscopy, it became convenient to operate on more women of younger ages, more cases of younger women with Endometriosis were identified. Thus showing another myth that an increased in younger women that were affected by it!
What a double wrong!
For the past 12 years, I thought that my body was older than ME. Because I had a condition that was MEANT for older women.
Aiyah, how wrong I was and even MORE so with the gyneas that tells me so!
SEE, we can never never know everything about our body. Even when its our own. Even when doctors study decades to be specialists, they can never be fully in control of an intricately designed body.
So please do NOT believe 100% of what doctors tell you.
And always always have a 2nd opinion!
more information can be found on the Endometriosis.org website
I've learnt that the myth about Endometriosis only occurs in women in their 30s or 40s is not true! It was due to the fact that in the olden days before laparoscopy was available, large open surgeries were discouraged amongst younger patients. So they only cut up older women, hence, the belief (with surgical "prove") that Endometriosis only occurs in older women!
After the proliferation of laparoscopy, it became convenient to operate on more women of younger ages, more cases of younger women with Endometriosis were identified. Thus showing another myth that an increased in younger women that were affected by it!
What a double wrong!
For the past 12 years, I thought that my body was older than ME. Because I had a condition that was MEANT for older women.
Aiyah, how wrong I was and even MORE so with the gyneas that tells me so!
SEE, we can never never know everything about our body. Even when its our own. Even when doctors study decades to be specialists, they can never be fully in control of an intricately designed body.
So please do NOT believe 100% of what doctors tell you.
And always always have a 2nd opinion!
more information can be found on the Endometriosis.org website
Labels: endometriosis, misconceptions, Myths, women, youth
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