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Re: Sampson's Theory
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Apr 25 20:58:09 2009
ALSO, my cramps were SO bad at such a young age - one month I didn't
have them, the next I did. More or less. So, if this theory were
correct, it wouldn't work that way - right?
At Sat, 25 Apr 2009, Scarlett wrote:
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>Why do most doctors so blindly hold onto a theory that doesn't make
>sense or hold any water? Even just a little logic, knowing what we know
>now and disregarding the multitude of studies that ouright disprove this
>theory, completely discounts Sampson. IF Sampson was right, it would be
>physically impossible for men, prepubescent girls, or menopausal women
>to get endo. It would also be impossible for girls to have endo
>immediately from menarche (such as in my case). Hysterectomy would be a
>cure, and we know full well it is not a cure. The fallopian tubes would
>be the prmary site for endometriosis lesions, and would quicky block
>with scar tissue, no longer allowing the reflux to continue. I could go
>on, but I won't.
>
>As we well know, none of the above is the case by any stretch of the
>imagination. Men, prepubescent girls and menopausal women DO get endo.
>In fact it has even been found (biopsy confirmed) in female fetuses
>(4/36, which is pretty close to the 10% of women who have endo).
>Endometriosis IS present at menarche for many young girls. Hysterectomy
>does NOT cure endo. The fallopian tubes are NOT the primary location of
>endometriosis lesions.
>
>When it is so clear that this theory doesn't make sense, with all the
>research that proves otherwise, why is it STILL the most accepted theory
>by most doctors? What are they getting out of continuing to hold on to a
>theory that just doesn't make sense? I am not asking this to be a bitch,
>but out of really wondering why it is acceptable for doctors to be so
>uninformed and out of touch? You don't see doctors desperately trying to
>hold on to disproven theories in any other context. Do doctors just not
>care, or is the fear of change/admitting they are wrong greater than
>their desire to help the millions of women, girls and men (and their
>social networks) who suffer greatly on a daily basis from this disease?
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