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Re: Information on Endo and is it Hereditary?From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Jul 2 15:47:57 2001
At Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Marcia wrote: > >Hello Angels: > >Well, I was intrigued by the question about whether or not endo is >hereditary, even though I know I have read a lot of stories of from >women whose relatives do seem to be more susceptible...and I know at >least two women personally whose mothers had endo, and then they were >diagnosed with it....and as I said before, both my sisters have mild >symptoms of it, but not to the extreme that I have had it...both my >sisters and my mother had children at an early age (I have not), and it >is known that sometimes pregnancy retards the growth of endo in some >women, or even keeps them from having noticeable symptoms of >endo...which is why the docs tell us to get pregnant...it helps some, >and it doesn't help others... > >So I searched the medical literature and couldn't really find a >"hard-fact" connection from the medical community...however, there does >seem to be a lot of testing on a genetic level, to try to find out what >causes it. There was even one article that said that "the information >known thus far, is very suggestive that endometriosis could be >hereditary" and it goes on to say the it is widely accepted in the >medical community that it is most likely hereditary. > >In my search, I looked on emedicine.com, and came up with two good >links, that describes endo and its treatment extremely well, if you >would like to look at the links: > >http://www.emedicine.com/aaem/topic181.htm > >http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic165.htm > >And for teenagers with endo, the following article is very good as >well...I am thinking my niece, who is 13 and just started her menses, is >at risk for endo, as she has had major pain in the last 6 months, and I >would like to show her the following article as well: > >http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/endometriosis.html > >I think perhaps that Belle may know more about hereditary endo than I >do, so perhaps she will see this question and let us know her views... > >There is a ton of information out there, it just takes some time to >search it out...I hope these links help in our understanding of this >disease that we all share, and I am hopeful (as I read these articles, >and the medical literature), that they will soon find our cure! > >Blessings to us all, > >~~Marcia~~ Thanks alot Marcia, I appreciate you posting that for all of us to read. I am sure the info will be read by much. Hugs to you :)
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