Endometriosis a guidebook for girls
"[C]omprehensive and accessible guide for young women and girls who are or may be struggling with the physical, psychological, and social effects of endometriosis"--
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Nashville :
Turner Publishing Company,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Alaia Baldwin Aronow
- Introduction
- Endometriosis. What is endometriosis? ; Painful periods are not normal ; And then there are these symptoms ; When your doctor may be wrong ; Managing endo symptoms in public
- I think I may have endo, now what?. Who can I ask for help? and when? ; Help yourself by knowing your family history ; Empowerment
- Ways to treat (and not treat) endo. Diet and nutrition ; Physical activity ; Birth control pills ; Excision surgery is gold ; What laser surgery will do to you ; From dependency to addiction: the dangers of pain medication ; Avoid Lupron
- How to support her. To mothers of whose with endo ; To fathers of those with endo ; To girls with endo and their significant others ; To girls with endo and their friends ; To girls with endo and their teachers ; To girls with endo and their coaches
- Epilogue: Endurance.
