Endometriosis : a guidebook for girls / by Tamer Seckin, MD.
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TextPublisher: Nashville : Turner Publishing Company, [2019]Description: xvii, 182 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
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- 9781684423651
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- 9781684423668
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This valuable guide, both informative and moving, promotes endometriosis awareness for young women and those around them.-- School Library Journal
From the award-winning Dr. Tamer Seckin comes a book written for all of the Endo Warriors out there, from the thirteen-year-old girl who is being told that her pain is "part of becoming a women," to the woman who has been misdiagnosed for decades--and needs to know she is not alone.
Every girl has the right to be pain-free. To live the life they want to live. The journey toward new and happy lives for young women begins now!
Endometriosis is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that has tortured women for centuries. It currently affects 176 million of childbearing age worldwide, including one in ten in the U.S. Despite those startling statistics, this horrific and incurable ailment is still relatively unknown to the general population and medical professionals alike. Symptoms of heavy periods and excruciating pain most often begin in middle school or high school, yet doctors take an average of twelve years to diagnose it in a patient. As a result, these undiagnosed and misdiagnosed women suffer into at least their mid-twenties or early thirties, repeatedly told that the pain is in their minds, that it's simply part of becoming a woman, or that it's caused by some other disease or condition. That nonsense must stop, and it must stop now!
This book will explain what endo is in terms that adolescents can understand, along with potential remedies, treatments to avoid, and how to manage the psychological and social effects of the disease. It will also include riveting stories from women in their teens and mid-twenties, and from those closest to them such as mothers, fathers, teachers, and coaches. One of the most terrifying aspects of having endo is feeling like nobody believes the pain is real or severe, which can cause a woman to feel scared, isolated, and depressed. This book will fully arm her with the truth and knowledge about the disease so that she can overcome her fears and confidently advocate for herself. If her cry for help has been dismissed by anyone, she will be able to educate them so that they can empathize with her and fully support her in her quest for healing.
Ages 13-18 Turner Publishing Company.
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.
"This book will be the only comprehensive and accessible guide for young women and girls who are or may be struggling with the physical, psychological, and social effects of endometriosis"-- Provided by publisher.
Secking explains what endometriosis is, in terms that adolescents can understand. Endo is not just part of 'becoming a woman', and many women have been diagnosed for decades. It is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that currently affects 176 million women of childbearing age worldwide. Young women need to know the truth about the disease so they can overcome their fears, advocate for their own health, and begin the quest of healing. -- adapted from back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.