Endometiosis Myths

[teddybears4ever2]

We've all heard them.  What are some of the oddest ones you have heard?
A few I've heard is:
-Endo is in your head
-It's contagious
-Don't worry it'll go away once you get your next period
I'm sure we've all heard some good ones.  

[Diva2317]

I read that someone thought she could see endo just by looking for it.

[teddybears4ever2]

That isn't even possible.

[PrincessJam]

It just goes away and will get better on it's own without doing anything.... that people don't understand that it can be a lifelong disease........ where we live with pain off/on/off/on etc....

[teddybears4ever2]

Endometriosis is caused by untreated STI's.

[jsteeler]

i was faking it to get attention/ just take this morphine to cover it up/ there is nothing wrong just deal with it. about 19 doctors until i found one that would listen when i was losing my baby

[teddybears4ever2]

I can sympathize with you.  I had the exact same problem.  I was on death's doorstep when someone finally helped me.  I have never been pregnant, but no one would ever help me.  Good luck with your pregnancy.

[PrincessJam]

yeah faking it to get attention is another one, or it's an excuse to get out of certain things

[dnikki0928]

Yup:
-Faking it for attention
-It's all in my head
-Just b/c you have a family history doesn't mean you have it (which in some sense I guess is true, but not when you have ALL the symptoms!!!)
-You are having so much pain b/c you are skinny - Yeah, WTF???!

UGH! It took 6-7 docs to finally diagnose me and I was diagnosed at age 18 (seeking relief since 13), and ended up losing 1/2 my right ovary and my endo was EVERYWHERE!!! Damned to some of those docs...

[teddybears4ever2]

It really got bad when I was about 15. I'm now 24 almost 25. I just found out I had a few months ago.