admin | September 4, 2008
We hope to start finding out the information about more of these conferences as the site grows and our userbase continues to expand. For our users from Australia here’s info about the fertility society of australia’s conference dates this year (2008). Since our personal IVF was successful – and the main reason for needing this [...]
admin | August 25, 2008
I stumbled across the following page today: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/endometriosis/htm/index.htm It’s quite intresting actually, the information is not all encompassing, but it is good and might be something for partners and family to look at – and even some GP’s and Family Doctors! Basically there are several ways to view the information – the text view just [...]
admin | August 10, 2008
It has come to my attention that many people are being told that as long as they take HRT they can have Lupron as many times as they wish. This isn’t exactly true. While it is not illegal for doctor’s to prescribe Lupron (Prostap), it is stated in the leaflet insert that is in the [...]
admin | August 2, 2008
Question: I’ve been told that endometriosis can spread outside of the pelvic area and I even heard of a woman with endometriosis who’s lung collapsed every time she had a period. Can endometriosis really spread to the lungs? Answer: Yes, while it is rare, endometriosis can grow in the lung… . This is also known [...]
admin | July 26, 2008
Yes endo can grow back. There is no time length for how long it will take – as it is different for every person. It can take several weeks, if not months, for you to notice any difference as the operation will have left your insides very raw and bruised. Make sure you take it [...]
admin | July 26, 2008
I have a question about me.For about the past 6 months i’ve had rectal bleeding ONLY when I have my period. I tried going to a clinic and the doctor told me there’s no way it is endometriosis. I know it is and am scared to death. what do I do? I have n I [...]
admin | July 26, 2008
Treatment for endometriosis varies from surgical procedures to hormonal treatments. It is advised that before you undergo treatment, you gather all the information possible in order to make the decision that’s best for you.
admin | July 26, 2008
There is only one certain way to diagnose Endometriosis and that is by a minor surgerical procedure called a laproscopy. During a laproscopy, the patient is put to sleep with anesthetic and their abdomen is distended with carbon dioxide gas to make the organs easier to see. While the patient is under anesthesia, a laproscope [...]
admin | July 26, 2008
Some of the more common symptoms of endometriosis are: ->PAIN-which can be experienced before or during periods or continuously throughout the month; the pain can be a typical low pelvice cramping, pain with sexual intercourse, with bowel movements, lower back pain, or merely with movement. INFERTILITY-Many women have difficulty conceiving and may never become pregnant [...]
admin | July 26, 2008
No one knows why people get endo, or what causes it. Perhaps one day these questions will have answers. Until then, research on endometriosis needs to continue to be done. Research is underway in several centres across the world looking for genes that may make people susceptable to endometriosis, if successful this may well hold [...]