Re: child sexual abuse and endometriosis
From: Susan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Apr 10 14:35:11 2002
Ana, put your mind at ease. This IS NOT a sexually transmitted disease.
There are very strong indications from new research findings that indicate
it is caused by a defect in a specific gene which has been isolated. You
are not responsible for causing it. I would seriously question your
doctor's competency if this is his understanding of this disease and would
strongly suggest you find another doctor. This one is probably not going to
help you. Hope this helps.
Susan
http://communities.msn.ca/SusansEndometriosisStory P.S. The article on
this recent research finding is on my site.
>----- Original Message -----
From: "D.N." <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: child sexual abuse and endometriosis
> I have never heard that you can get endometriosis through sex. That
> seems like a rather judgemental comment from the doctor. That certainly
> would not explain the numbers of girls, who have never had sex and end
> up with endo.
>
> Best wishes,
> D.N.
>
> At Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Ana wrote:
> >
> >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 di n't
understand, but this doctor insisted you can get this disease throug sex.
I have always wondered if I got this disease b/c this guy couldn' manage to
keep his pants on but at the same time, I have never seen any hing during
research supporting this. Was anyone else told something li e this?
> >
>> >>----- Original Message -----
> >From: csheedy@netcom.ca
> >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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