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Title:
The doctor will see you now : recognizing and treating endometriosis
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Nashville, Tennessee : Turner, [2016]

©2016
Physical Description:
xv, 247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781681621128
Abstract:
Endometriosis is one of the top three causes of female infertility-- but is rarely treated in a timely manner because of misdiagnoses and a lack of education in the medical community. Seckin is determined to let the world know that the pain is real... the patients are not crazy... and there is hope.
Contents:
The disease. You're not crazy ; The road less traveled ; Endo what? ; Pain, and its effect on personality -- Symptoms. From early endo to a frozen pelvis ; The taboo of periods ; Killer cramps ; Painful sex ; Cut with razor blades ; Neuropathy ; Four miscarriages... and a baby ; Fatigue ; Genetics -- Misdiagnoses. "It was all so stupid" ; IBS: a dump diagnosis ; Hysterectomy bad ; Appendicitis ; Ovarian cysts -- Effects. Those who suffer with them ; Living just to work ; You learn who your true friends are ; A miscarriage -- Alternatives. Alternatives, not substitutes ; Painkillers ; Acupuncture ; Good nutrition ; Birth control pills ; Pseudomenopause and menopause ; Hysterectomy not so bad ; Freezing your eggs -- The care you deserve. Your first visit: what to expect ; The gold standard ; When surgery doesn't go as planned ; New lives (literally) after surgery ; Laser surgery and electrosurgery ; Robotic surgery ; A possible link to ovarian cancer -- Support: now and in the future. The EFA ; ENPORing the young generation ; Educating doctors ; A cure ; Support groups ; Finding the right doctor ; Insurance.
Language:
English
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