{"id":6510,"date":"2020-11-28T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T05:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=6510"},"modified":"2022-03-12T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T09:23:00","slug":"my-take-on-the-myths-that-surround-endometriosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/my-take-on-the-myths-that-surround-endometriosis\/","title":{"rendered":"My take on the myths that surround endometriosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.lancashirebusinessview.co.uk\/<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s true! \u00a0One in ten women struggle with this condition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet with so little still known about the disease, it\u2019s so easy to get confused by different claims and myths around it.\u00a0\u00a0Here\u2019s my take on the main nuggets of (mis)\u201cinformation\u201d that you may hear when you\u2019re on your endo journey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 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ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/my-take-on-the-myths-that-surround-endometriosis\/#YOU_CANT_HAVE_ENDO_IF_YOUVE_HAD_A_HYSTERECTOMY\" >YOU CAN\u2019T HAVE ENDO IF YOU\u2019VE HAD A HYSTERECTOMY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/my-take-on-the-myths-that-surround-endometriosis\/#MYTH-BUSTING_THE_MYTH-BUSTING\" >MYTH-BUSTING THE MYTH-BUSTING<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/my-take-on-the-myths-that-surround-endometriosis\/#YOU_DONT_NEED_TO_GET_A_DIAGNOSIS_TO_GET_TREATMENT\" >YOU DON\u2019T NEED TO GET A DIAGNOSIS TO GET TREATMENT.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ITS_JUST_BAD_PERIOD_PAIN\"><\/span>IT\u2019S JUST BAD PERIOD PAIN.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Probably one of the first myths you\u2019ll hear, and sadly not just from friends and family but this is also something I\u2019ve known to come from the mouths of some in the medical profession.\u00a0\u00a0Which beggars believe in this day and age;\u00a0\u00a0when the very people you turn to, probably after years of symptoms, gaslight you and your symptoms.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Endometriosis is not \u201cjust a bad period\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0I mean yes, it\u2019s a bad, bad period but it is so much more than that.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Did you know that period aren\u2019t meant to be painful?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A small amount of cramping for one or two days, maybe, but anything over and above that isn\u2019t right.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ve got endometriosis but it does mean that you may need to do a bit of investigation as to why you\u2019re experiencing this pain.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I know the pain I\u2019ve experienced from my endo is almost indescribable.\u00a0\u00a0(Apologies if you\u2019re eating\u2026)\u00a0\u00a0I always describe the pain as if someone has a coat hanger wrapped around my uterus and is simultaneously twisting it and pulling it down.\u00a0\u00a0And that isn\u2019t just pain in my abdomen; there\u2019s also pain right down my right leg and into my lower back.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And that\u2019s just the pain at menstruation \u2013 there\u2019s also a lesser pain mid-cycle, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s just the pain \u2013 there\u2019s also the bleeding.\u00a0\u00a0(Again, apologies if you\u2019re eating)\u00a0\u00a0Did you know that \u2018healthy\u2019 menstruation is bring red blood, without any clots? Not too heavy?\u00a0\u00a0Maybe lasting a few days?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Well with endometriosis, not only is the blood dark and full of clots but it can go on for days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So yes, it\u2019s kind of a really, really, REALLY bad period.\u00a0\u00a0But calling it such diminishes the symptoms of endo beyond recognition \u2013 inferring that it\u2019s something that will pass, something that other women wouldn\u2019t worry about or something that is fundamentally normal (and beautiful).\u00a0\u00a0It is none of these.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s like saying that a brain tumour is just a bad headache.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no cause.\u00a0\u00a0Everything has a cause.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s just that Western medicine can\u2019t pinpoint an exact cause just yet.\u00a0\u00a0The trouble with this myth is that is adds a sense of hopelessness to the list of crappy mindset stuff you\u2019re already feeling.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It DOES have a cause \u2013 there is a reason you\u2019ve got endometriosis.\u00a0\u00a0Eastern medicine\u00a0may\u00a0explain it (I totally believe it does).\u00a0\u00a0Even if you don\u2019t know or believe what your cause is, there is a cause and you can get to the bottom of it.<\/p>\n<p>If you have minimal disease, you\u2019ll only have minimal symptoms.\u00a0\u00a0I have never really been able to figure out why endometrioses has been classified like it has.\u00a0\u00a0Its classifications suggest a progressive illness, or at the very least an illness that gets more severe in different classifications.\u00a0\u00a0But it really isn\u2019t.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I was diagnosed with stage 2 endo in my mid-20s.\u00a0\u00a0There are four stages, with stage 1 being classed as the most \u2018minimal\u2019 endo and stage 4 the most \u2018impactful\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I couldn\u2019t fathom how I could be experiencing the levels of pain and fatigue I was experiencing (amongst other stuff) when I \u201conly\u201d had stage 2.\u00a0\u00a0I was almost embarrassed to admit it was stage 2 because, to my layperson\u2019s mind, it sounded to me like it wasn\u2019t much at all.\u00a0\u00a0It was almost like it was adding fuel to the \u201cjust a bad period\u201d fire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Endo doesn\u2019t work like that, though.\u00a0\u00a0Stage 1 is almost a different illness to stage 4; it simply denotes the amount of endo and the existence of other issues like cysts and adhesions.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But stage 1 endo can be more painful than stage 4 endo.\u00a0\u00a0Fertility tends to be more impacted by stages 3 and 4, yet my laparoscopy showed endo on my ovary and I was told that this did impact on my fertility.\u00a0\u00a0So no, the \u2018stage\u2019 of your endo has NO link at all to the symptoms you experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PREGNANCY_IS_A_CURE_FOR_ENDO\"><\/span>PREGNANCY IS A CURE FOR ENDO.\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There is kind of a shred of truth to this in that, for some women, pregnancy can see the end of their endo;\u00a0\u00a0sometimes it never returns sometimes it does.\u00a0\u00a0But let\u2019s be clear \u2013 it isn\u2019t a\u00a0cure\u00a0and it should not be seen as a cure if for no other reason that the issue of pregnancy in itself can be a huge trigger for women with endo.\u00a0\u00a0One of the first things we worry about when we get the diagnosis is the impact on our ability to conceive and to pile even more pressure on an event that is so impacted by stress and anxiety (and endo) anyway is not helpful.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the ability of women with endo to get pregnant is another myth; all too often we\u2019re told that we can\u2019t get pregnant with endometriosis, or that it will be really difficult.\u00a0\u00a0But that isn\u2019t necessarily true \u2013 it all depends on a range of factors:\u00a0\u00a0such as what stage of endometriosis you\u2019re diagnosed with, your age, you other symptoms and your general health.\u00a0\u00a0Also, just because you\u2019re diagnosed with a certain stage in certain places, that doesn\u2019t mean that you can\u2019t do something about it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many women have successfully reduced their \u201cfertility-limiting\u201d endo and gone on to have children.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Everyone is different and if you\u2019d like to explore this avenue then it is better doing so sooner rather than later, as it can take time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just because you\u2019ve got endometriosis does not necessarily mean that you can\u2019t have children.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And just because you may get pregnant with endometriosis does not mean that your endo will disappear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YOU_CANT_HAVE_ENDO_IF_YOUVE_HAD_A_HYSTERECTOMY\"><\/span>YOU CAN\u2019T HAVE ENDO IF YOU\u2019VE HAD A HYSTERECTOMY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This is the myth that breaks my heart the most, because this is the myth that can potentially cause the most damage.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s be VERY clear about this\u2026\u00a0\u00a0you don\u2019t need to have a uterus to have endometriosis, so the removal of the uterus is not a cure for endometriosis.\u00a0\u00a0For some women it can ease the symptoms but in most cases, they come back and sometimes pretty quickly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can also have your ovaries removed as part of your hysterectomy, which technically lessens the risk of the endo symptoms returning HOWEVER, this puts the body into an early (and forced) menopause.\u00a0\u00a0This obviously impacts on your hormone levels (that\u2019s the point), but the knock-on impact of this is an increased risk of osteoarthritis and brittle bones, hair loss etc etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0So most doctors will recommend a course of HRT to counteract these symptoms but guess what\u2026 that will then pump your body full of oestrogen, which will then encourage the return of the endo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So many women report feeling as though this is their last resort, or only option purely because their doctors simply don\u2019t know what else to do.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This is one of the biggest travesties about our illness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MYTH-BUSTING_THE_MYTH-BUSTING\"><\/span>MYTH-BUSTING THE MYTH-BUSTING<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>All that said, there are a couple of common \u201cmyth-busts\u201d that I disagree with.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This is my current favourite;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YOU_DONT_NEED_TO_GET_A_DIAGNOSIS_TO_GET_TREATMENT\"><\/span>YOU DON\u2019T NEED TO GET A DIAGNOSIS TO GET TREATMENT.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>So one myth-busting website I saw (and no disrespect, because I actually really like this site), used the analogy of a car;\u00a0\u00a0if you were driving down the road and your car lost power, you wouldn\u2019t accept the mechanic just poking around trying random things without knowing what was wrong\u00a0(sic)\u00a0so why would you do that with your body.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Agreed in so far as Western medicine goes HOWEVER, with \u201cmassively improved\u201d waiting times for endo diagnosis still averaging over 7 years, why on Earth wouldn\u2019t you try to get better during this time?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I realise it\u2019s easy for me to say this because I got diagnosed 20 years ago.\u00a0\u00a0I had no first-hand experience of alternative or Eastern medicine at this point and all of my skills and knowledge has been gathered since my diagnosis.\u00a0\u00a0I can\u2019t say how I would have felt at the time if someone would have said I could get rid of all the pain, the bloating, the bleeding and everything else before I got the diagnosis.\u00a0\u00a0Now?\u00a0\u00a0Well, I wouldn\u2019t hesitate but I\u2019ve had 20 years of successes, learning, appreciation and witnessing the impact Eastern medicine can have.<\/p>\n<p>So in regard to this myth \u2013 it\u2019s TRUE you do not have to wait for your diagnosis to seek help.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s not the same as a car because Eastern medicine doesn\u2019t need work on a diagnosis basis \u2013 it uses your symptoms (ALL of them) to identify the root causes itself.\u00a0\u00a0As a Therapist, I would follow exactly the same processes and protocols whether you had your diagnosis or not.\u00a0\u00a0So it makes little difference to me if you\u2019ve been diagnosed with endometriosis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The risk is that your symptoms clear before you get your diagnosis, so you may never formally have had endomitosis.\u00a0\u00a0Are you happy with that?\u00a0\u00a0That has to be your own, personal choice.\u00a0\u00a0But at least you know you have a choice\u2026<\/p>\n<section class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"f-container f-container-large 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