Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
I think most of these posts should be deleted for not just being off-topic, but in many cases also completely moronic.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
Thank you, Blue.
The symptoms of it can be quite severe. Intense pelvic pain, back pain, painful periods, painful sex, headaches, nausea, and fatigue to name a few. It also mimics many other conditions so it's very hard for doctors to diagnose.
I don't think have as much pain as alot of women with it report, but I do have fatigue and nausea. It can definitely be frustrating. Sometimes I feel like my friends think I'm faking when I tell them I'm too tired to go out with them. I've had to miss days of work because I was in too much pain. It's not like the kind of thing you can just explain easily to a boss.
Actually I just read today that scientists have discovered an enzyme that might be responsible for it, which is giving me hope that there may be a cure in sight.
In case anyone besides me is interested in reading it, the article is here:
[URL="http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/scientists_identify_endometriosis_115495.html"]http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/scientists_identify_endometriosis_115495.html[/URL]
“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist”--George Carlin
If telomerase is the issue then ask your physician about the plant Turmeric.
When I think about it, an issue with the telomere does sound like it can cause endometriosis since the tissue is rapidly growing and then 'destroyed'.
Last edited by lesa; 07-09-08 at 07:24 AM.
Bluesummer are you aware that your avatar looks like a pair of colourful lips with a cold sore?
That was the most unoriginal response, OV, but thanks for putting out the effort.
Oh, and I never saw my avatar that way. Oh well. I like it.
Starbuck, I'd been told for years the only way to treat my PCOS was with BCPs. then I met another girl, a friend of my bf's, who's doctor has started treating her with Metformin, which was traditionally used for something else, which is cool because I don't use BCPs anymore. Just goes to show there's always alternative solutions out there, you just have to talk to the right doctor.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
hmmmmmmm. metformin is used for diabetics to control blood glucose levels.
baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
Yeah, I really want to ask my doc how it works, because I don't know how safe it is to be playing with my blood glucose.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
either way you're messing with your hormones.
baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
Metformin also reduces production of testosterone and encourages normal menstruation.
interesting...
i've been considering ditching law school to go to med school.
baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
I'm trying to talk my boy into pharmacy school.