{"id":15400,"date":"2018-03-12T14:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T21:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/?page_id=15400"},"modified":"2019-04-25T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T21:54:30","slug":"endo-myths","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/endo-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Endometriosis Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid_col grid_col_8\">\n<div class=\"cols_wrapper \">\n<div class=\"widget_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ce clearfix\">\n<p>Here at Vital Health, we envision a world of informed and aware women living pain-free lives full of health and purpose. As a part of our vision, we are on a mission to empower every woman with accurate and cutting-edge information. Part of that process starts with dispelling inaccurate information. Here are just a few of the endo myths that are still widely circulated, help us spread the word these myths are FALSE!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div id=\"ld_images_group_container_69d462b49110a\" class=\"liquid-img-group-container ld_images_group_container_69d462b49110a\"  >\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-inner\">\n\t\t<div id=\"ld_images_group_element_69d462b4912c0\" class=\"liquid-img-group-single ld_images_group_element_69d462b4912c0\" data-roundness=\"4\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{\"direction\":\"tb\",\"bgcolor\":\"rgb(234, 234, 234)\",\"delay\":\"100\"}'>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-img-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-container-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 600 300&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/womens-productivity-at-work.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/womens-productivity-at-work.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/womens-productivity-at-work-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/womens-productivity-at-work-150x75.jpg 150w\" data-aspect=\"2\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-container-inner -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-single -->\n\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-container -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_69d462b493249{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d462b493249\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div id=\"ld_images_group_container_69d462b4932e8\" class=\"liquid-img-group-container ld_images_group_container_69d462b4932e8\"  >\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-inner\">\n\t\t<div id=\"ld_images_group_element_69d462b4933ec\" class=\"liquid-img-group-single ld_images_group_element_69d462b4933ec\" data-roundness=\"4\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{\"direction\":\"tb\",\"bgcolor\":\"rgb(234, 234, 234)\",\"delay\":\"100\"}'>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-img-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-container-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 600 900&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Endometriosis Pain &amp; Myths\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/endometriosis-pain-myths.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/endometriosis-pain-myths.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/endometriosis-pain-myths-768x1152.jpg 768w\" data-aspect=\"0.666666666667\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-container-inner -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-single -->\n\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-container -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #1: The pain is all in your head.<\/h4>\n<p>No, it\u2019s in your pelvis, which is located down by your pubic bone. It\u2019s not in your head which is above your shoulders. Trust your instincts, you know when (and where) you\u2019re in pain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/endo-blog\/what-it-really-means-to-have-endometriosis\">Blog Post: What it Really Means to Have Endometriosis<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Myth #2: Painful periods are normal<\/h4>\n<p>No, severe periods are never normal. Some research shows that up to two-thirds of women who suffer from endo had symptoms before they were 20 years old. If a girl\u2019s or woman\u2019s pain is severe enough to keep her away from school or from participating in day-to-day activities, it\u2019s time to listen to her and find specialized help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/endo-blog\/management-pelvic-pain-women-endometriosis\/\">Additional Reading: Management of Pelvic Pain in Women with Endometriosis<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #3: Endometriosis is a rare disease.<\/h4>\n<p>Endo is not at all rare \u2013 it\u2019s just not always diagnosed and treated properly. Endo affects more than 5.5 million women in North America and it\u2019s estimated 176 million women have it worldwide.<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #4: Endometriosis always comes back.<\/h4>\n<p>Most cases of recurrence are really persistence and regrowth of disease that was not entirely visualized and appropriately removed. Many if not most women who have proper surgery (laparoscopic, near contact visualization, with wide excision of ALL disease) will NOT have a recurrence of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/endo-blog\/does-endometriosis-have-a-cure\/\">Does Endometriosis Have a Cure?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/results\/patient-outcomes\/\">Patient Outcomes<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_69d462b495588{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d462b495588\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div id=\"ld_images_group_container_69d462b495665\" class=\"liquid-img-group-container ld_images_group_container_69d462b495665\"  >\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-inner\">\n\t\t<div id=\"ld_images_group_element_69d462b4957a5\" class=\"liquid-img-group-single ld_images_group_element_69d462b4957a5\" data-roundness=\"4\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{\"direction\":\"tb\",\"bgcolor\":\"rgb(234, 234, 234)\",\"delay\":\"100\"}'>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-img-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-container-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 500 750&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"No More Endo Pain\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/no-more-endo-pain.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/no-more-endo-pain.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/no-more-endo-pain-768x1152.jpg 768w\" data-aspect=\"0.666666666667\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-container-inner -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-single -->\n\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-container -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_69d462b49754d{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d462b49754d\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div id=\"ld_images_group_container_69d462b4975d6\" class=\"liquid-img-group-container ld_images_group_container_69d462b4975d6\"  >\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-inner\">\n\t\t<div id=\"ld_images_group_element_69d462b4976fa\" class=\"liquid-img-group-single ld_images_group_element_69d462b4976fa\" data-roundness=\"4\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{\"direction\":\"tb\",\"bgcolor\":\"rgb(234, 234, 234)\",\"delay\":\"100\"}'>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-img-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-container-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 600 400&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Hormonal Pills for Endometriosis\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hormonal-pills-for-endometriosis.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hormonal-pills-for-endometriosis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hormonal-pills-for-endometriosis-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-aspect=\"1.5\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-container-inner -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-single -->\n\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-container -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #5: Hormonal treatments can cure endometriosis.<\/h4>\n<p>Drugs based on synthetic hormones, like the Pill, Depo-Provera, Danazol, and Lupron, are routinely used to treat endo by slowing down the load of estrogen that feeds the disease. But in most cases, these hormonal treatments only quiet symptoms, they don\u2019t rid the body of the disease or provide long-term relief. Only surgery (performed correctly) can do that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/endo-blog\/dr-cooks-guide-hormone-therapy-treatments-patients-pelvic-pain\/\">Dr. Cook\u2019s Guide to Hormone Therapy<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<style>.ld_spacer_69d462b499699{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d462b499699\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #6: Pregnancy cures endometriosis.<\/h4>\n<p>Pregnancy can quiet the symptoms of endo, just as hormonal drugs can. But it doesn\u2019t make the disease go away. We\u2019re not sure why pregnancy helps suppress the disease, but in most cases, endo symptoms resume with the reoccurrence of a woman\u2019s menstrual period.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/endo-blog\/pregnancy-myth\/\">The \u201cPregnancy Cures Endometriosis\u201d Myth<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div id=\"ld_images_group_container_69d462b499744\" class=\"liquid-img-group-container ld_images_group_container_69d462b499744\"  >\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-inner\">\n\t\t<div id=\"ld_images_group_element_69d462b49988c\" class=\"liquid-img-group-single ld_images_group_element_69d462b49988c\" data-roundness=\"4\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{\"direction\":\"tb\",\"bgcolor\":\"rgb(234, 234, 234)\",\"delay\":\"100\"}'>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"liquid-img-group-img-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"liquid-img-container-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"669\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 600 669&#039;%2F&gt;\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"pregnancy and endometriosis\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pregnancy-and-endometriosis.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pregnancy-and-endometriosis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pregnancy-and-endometriosis-768x856.jpg 768w\" data-aspect=\"0.896860986547\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-container-inner -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-content -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-single -->\n\t\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- \/.liquid-img-group-container -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #7: Hysterectomy cures endometriosis.<\/h4>\n<p>Hysterectomy alone is not an appropriate treatment for endometriosis. The treatment of endometriosis is the removal of endometriosis. A hysterectomy for a variety of reasons can be helpful in select cases, such as adenomyosis or where the uterus itself is very painful even if all the studies are normal, in addition to removal of the endometriosis. The issue is general OB\/GYN\u2019s often telling patients that if they have a hysterectomy it will cure their endometriosis, especially if both ovaries are removed. Dr. Cook has seen many women who were promised their pain would go away if they just had a hysterectomy, who did not have their endometriosis removed at the time of surgery, and continued to have endometriosis and pain after the hysterectomy. Dr. Cook has treated hundreds of women post hysterectomy, on Lupron, after menopause, and even a transgender patient (female to male who had a hysterectomy, ovaries out, and was on a male dose of testosterone) who had extensive endometriosis after hysterectomy. The issue of hysterectomy is a very personal one and medical indication depends on each patient\u2019s situation. Hysterectomy can be part of endometriosis treatment, but it alone is not an appropriate treatment for endometriosis. It is just not that simple. We hope this helps to clear up the confusion on endometriosis and hysterectomy.<\/p>\n<h4>Myth #8: Any OB\/GYN can treat endometriosis.<\/h4>\n<p>Surgical treatment of endometriosis requires very specialized techniques that are not taught in the standard OB\/GYN residency. Endometriosis patients often require treatment of various co-conditions the routine OB\/GYN physician is not familiar with.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_button_69d462b49ba34.btn-icon-solid .btn-icon{background:rgb(83, 46, 96);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34.btn-icon-circle.btn-icon-ripple .btn-icon:before{border-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34.btn-icon-solid:hover .btn-icon{background:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34{background-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);border-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:15px !important;}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34:hover{background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(83, 46, 96);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34 .btn-gradient-bg-hover{background:-webkit-linear-gradient(to right, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 100%);background:linear-gradient(to right, rgb(255, 255, 255) 0%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 100%);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34 .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34 .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34:hover .btn-gradient-border defs stop:first-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34:hover .btn-gradient-border defs stop:last-child{stop-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34.btn-bordered{border-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);}.ld_button_69d462b49ba34.btn-bordered:hover{border-color:rgb(83, 46, 96);}<\/style><a href=\"\/review-my-case\/\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-xsm semi-round btn-bordered border-thin ld_button_69d462b49ba34\">\n\t<span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-txt\">Ready to start your healing journey? Request a free virtual consult today.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t<span class=\"btn-icon\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<style>.ld_spacer_69d462b49bb1f{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d462b49bb1f\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stop-Endometriosis-Pelvic-Pain-Doctor\/dp\/0984953574\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518672129&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=stop+endometriosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For more information, refer to chapter three in Dr. Cook\u2019s book \u201cStop Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain\u201d<\/a>[\/vc_column_text]<style>.ld_spacer_69d462b49bb51{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_69d462b49bb51\"><span class=\"liquid_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;] Here at Vital Health, we envision a world of informed and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15400","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitalhealth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}