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Re: child sexual abuse and endometriosis

From: Ana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Apr 9 21:13:23 2002

When I was initially diagnosed with endo my doctor said I got it from my sexual promiscuity. I had only had sex with one man at the time so I didn't understand, but this doctor insisted you can get this disease through sex. I have always wondered if I got this disease b/c this guy couldn't manage to keep his pants on but at the same time, I have never seen anything during research supporting this. Was anyone else told something like this?

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From: anonymous@obgyn.net Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 4:52 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO Subject: Re: child sexual abuse and endometriosis

Hi Anna:

i am very sorry about what happened to you.

I have done extensive reading, and I have never seen anything credible supporting such a theory! Endometriosis is a physical condition in which your uterine lining grows outside of the uterus. I have seen many studies attempting to determine the cause of endo, but I have never seen one suggesting a relationship to childhood sexual abuse.

There are some theories that abuse may contribute to pelvic pain, or to the pain perceptors (makes you feel pain more), but no, I don't think that there is even one documented case of endo being caused by abuse.

If someone is telling you this, I really think that they are mistaken. Best wishes.

At Mon, 8 Apr 2002, anna wrote: >
>hi. i have heard that a lot of times endometriosis can be caused due to
>child sexual abuse. i was abused when i was a child and i am trying to
>find out it there is any relation. does anyone know anything in regards
>to this??

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