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Five Misconceptions about endometriosis

 


Because not a lot is known about Endometriosis there is a lot of misconceptions out there about this terrible condition and I will be covering five of them today and debunking them. 

One: everyone has painful periods
This one really annoys me because periods are meant to be uncomfortable but not painful, if you have painful periods there is something underlying causing the pain like Endometriosis but it doesn’t always have to be Endometriosis. 

Two: The symptoms is just heavy bleeding and pain
Again this one really annoys me because there is a lot more to Endometriosis than just heavy bleeding and pain which definitely are common symptoms but it can cause so many more issues for woman and some woman might not even have any symptoms at all. 

Three: Endometriosis only affects the pelvic region 
Now the most common place for Endometriosis is the pelvic region but this horrible condition spreads like fire all around the body and has even been found in the lungs and brain. 

Four: Endometriosis always improves after menopause
Once you have Endometriosis (however it is caused) you will have it for life no matter if you have surgery to remove it, have children or go through menopause because it will always continue to grow back and nothing will stop it, you may notice a decrease in symptoms but the Endometriosis will always be there. 

Five: you can prevent Endometriosis 
Because there is not a lot known about Endometriosis and no one knows why Endometriosis occurs there is no way to prevent yourself getting Endometriosis, there are treatments for management of symptoms and to try and slow the growth and spread but they don’t work for everyone.

What misconceptions do you have about endometriosis that you would like me to debunk?
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