Re: Sampson's Theory
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Apr 25 21:02:26 2009
I wish some of the doctors I saw even had a theory! I think too many of
the ones I saw didn't even think much about endo :(
If endo could be proven to be caused in such and such way, it could be
helped more than it is! Also, how come for many women that go off the
pill, the endo pain comes back WORSE?
If you weren't getting your period, wouldn't that HELP in the end?
At Sat, 25 Apr 2009, ampyali wrote:
>
>Three cheers for this post!!! I couldn't have said it better myself...
>
>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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