| Description |
xix, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : The overlooked endo patient -- Part 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Characteristics of a healing relationship -- How to be a partner in your care -- How to find a good doctor -- |
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Part 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 -- 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 [trademark] -- 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 -- Common underlying health problems with endo -- Bowel function -- Immune response -- Inflammation -- Estrogen dominance -- Insulin resistance -- Vitamin D -- Thyroid and adrenal glands -- |
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Part 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 -- Quality of healing relationship assessment form -- Increase the awareness of what it really means to have endometriosis (photocopy for distribution) -- About the author. |
| Summary |
More than 176 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis -- an excruciatingly painful, devastating, debilitating disease most doctors don't understand, or know how to treat effectively. Endometriosis is a disease whereby the inside lining of the uterus -- the endometrium -- somehow migrates outside the uterus to anywhere in the pelvic cavity, where it implants and grows. It can also cause scarring and infertility. For endometriosis sufferers it's as if the entire pelvis is covered with hundreds of incredibly painful blisters. At best, this leads to intense short-term discomfort and frustration, at worst to years of agony and despair. Endometriosis can ruin quality of life -- harming family relationships, impacting friendships, damaging careers, and straining marriages. Good news at last for women and their doctors. There is very good news, because now there is hope -- effective new treatments that manage or eliminate pain and allow women the opportunity to regain the dynamic life they once knew. This book will help you to better understand this disease and learn how to find and build a special relationship with the right doctor. Take the first step on your road to recovery and purchase this breakthrough new book by one of the world's leading pelvic pain and endometriosis specialists. It will help guide you in your journey to recover your health. Written in straightforward language, the Stop Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain book is easy to read, yet filled with the detailed medical information that will help both you and your physician better understand this disease. This book is a comprehensive resource that can help you: Learn how to know if you have endometriosis; Learn about what it really means to have endometriosis and why it's hard to find good care; Learn why the treatment of endometriosis should be a medical sub-specialty; Understand why some women are more susceptible than others; Learn about the mysteries, myths, and misdiagnosis of endometriosis; Better understand how to manage the challenges of living with endometriosis; Learn self-help strategies for dealing with endometriosis and pelvic pain; Find the right medical specialist. With more than 200 pages of informative, insightful, invaluable information on endometriosis and pelvic pain, this book will provide you with everything you and your doctor need to know. - Publisher. |
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Stop Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain provides extensive information about the realities and the myths of endometriosis and pelvic pain. Dr. Cook explains why so many patients are misunderstood and misdiagnosed, why most endometriosis surgery is done so poorly, the principles and correct techniques for effective endometriosis surgery, and how to find the best doctors and healthcare providers. This book embraces a women's perspective and provides much-needed support for women who have suffered from the pain of endometriosis. He also explains his comprehensive and successful program for treating endometriosis. |
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Endometriosis.
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Pelvic pain.
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Endometriosis -- Treatment.
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Pelvic pain -- Treatment.
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Endometriosis -- Diagnosis.
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Endometriosis -- Surgery.
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Pelvis -- Diseases -- Treatment.
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Menstruation disorders -- Treatment.
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Endometriosis. (OCoLC)fst00909774
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Endometriosis -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00909776
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Pelvic pain. (OCoLC)fst01056731
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| Added Author |
Franklin, Robert.
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| ISBN |
0984953574 |
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9780984953578 |
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