Endometriosis For Dummies
Chapter One
The Lowdown on Endometriosis:
A Quick Run-Through
In This Chapter
* Understanding endometriosis basics
* Educating the public about endometriosis
* Knowing who's who in endometriosis
* Counting the real costs of endometriosis
* Answering the big question: A self-test
People generally don't understand endometriosis very well. Until recently,
you didn't even hear about it - unless you were at a gynecology convention!
But new research and better publicity have brought endometriosis
to the public's attention, making many women wonder whether this is the
nameless disease they've had since puberty.
In this chapter, we talk about the little-known disease of endometriosis: what
it is, who it affects, and why it's received so little attention (despite the fact
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