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Re: laparoscopy for endometriosis - now what???

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:35:35 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 30 Dec 2002, lilly wrote: >
>I am 19 year old, and I recently had my first laparoscopy for diagnosis
>and treatment of endometriosis. After recovery from the operation, I am
>finding that the abdominal pain has only increased. My gynaecologist
>advised me to skip my periods using the pill which I have been on for
>over 3 yrs, I am taking pain killers all the time. I'm looking into
>GnRH agonists and zoladex - but the side effects look as bad as the
>disease itself, and I don't want my reproductive organs removed. I'm
>looking into natural therapies and am currently adjusting my diet to one
>high in phyto-oestrogens.
>
>I am wondering what would be the best option for me to take. I know all
>about the options I have, but not which one is best for me, or which
>ones are more likely to be effective.

medical therapy is of value to control pain,and it is better to continue on pills.

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Al-Azhar University-Egypt
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