Endometriosis does.
EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
Normal periods do not cause
TEENS IN PAIN
deserve to be heard
and should get the best diagnosis and care
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Your Trusted Endo Source Since 1980
The Endometriosis Association is the recognized authority on endometriosis, a life-altering hormone and immune system disease affecting millions worldwide.
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What We Do
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Support Those with Endo
We provide women and teens affected by this chronic, painful disease with peer support, advocacy, education, resources, and private groups.
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Education
Knowledge is power, and we strive to inform and educate those with the disease, their families, medical professionals, and the general public.
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Support Families & Loved Ones
We know that the effects of endometriosis extend beyond those with the condition to include significant others, parents, family, and close friends.
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Research
We actively pursue a cure and prevention of endometriosis by funding research done by universities and other medical research partners.
About Endometriosis
Endo Myths (1980) vs Endo Facts (2018)
- MYTH: Endo affects white women FACT: Endo affects all races
- MYTH: Affects women in their 30s to 40s FACT: Affects females 8 to 80 years old
- MYTH: Pregnancy considered a cure for endo FACT: Pregnancy may reduce symptoms temporarily; not a cure
- MYTH: Hysterectomy and removal of ovaries believed a cure FACT: Combined with thorough excision, may reduce or eliminate symptoms; not a sure cure
- MYTH: Endo affects upper socioeconomic level; “career” women FACT: Found in all socioeconomic groups and occupations
- MYTH: Endo is rare FACT: A conservative estimate: endo affects 89 million women worldwide
- MYTH: Regarded as serious only when related to infertility; not linked to serious pain, illness, or increased risk for cancer FACT: Now definitively linked to numerous cancers including deadly ovarian cancer, autoimmune diseases, heart disease, and allergic diseases
- MYTH: No known cause (retrograde menstruation usual explanation) FACT: Dioxin, most toxic chemical ever produced by man, proven to be able to cause endometriosis; pesticides and DES may also cause endo
- MYTH: Considered only a hormonal disease FACT: Now known to be hormonal, immunological, toxicological, and epigenetic (transferred through generations) disease
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