What Is Endometriosis?

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Channel: Institute of Human Anatomy

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Id: t4xq6BLc9yI

Length: 11min 32sec (692 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 17 2020

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[u/travellingalchemist]

This was really interesting! Especially the part about potential causes like the uterus's natural stem cells. I kind of wish the dude was a little less chipper (ha!), but at least he has enthusiasm and is eager to share his knowledge. :) thanks for sharing

[u/peace_on_you_too]

Wow, this video was very informative. Wish doctors would explain endometriosis this way to a patient when they are first diagnosed. There is so much information/misinformation out there and I've found out most doctors dont really understand the extent of this disease or care to explain it thoroughly. Can we get this video up as a resource on the /endo page?

[u/SaffronBurke]

I stumbled across this channel in my recommendations after binging Ask A Mortician for the nth time, and they are so informative. They have a 3 or 4 part series on periods, as well, which was very interesting to watch.

[u/howdoyoulikemeownow]

Sigh... sadly this video is full of outdated misinformation. Endometriosis is NOT the endometrium. Retrograde menstruation is a ridiculously old fashioned myth that has been disproven by modern science. Endometriosis does not slough off and bleed every month. They have found Endometriosis in fetuses, women who have had full hysterectomies and are menopausal and even some men. So clearly "backed up" periods do not cause this. Endometriosis lesions cause inflammation and irritates the surrounding areas, which triggers those areas to bleed, but it's not actually the Endometriosis itself that is bleeding. The new updated research is out there. More doctors need to be taught it so that they stop pushing treatments that don't work. For example, birth control pills and hormonal suppressants do NOT stop Endometriosis from growing. Endometriosis has its own independent source of hormones, separate from the reproductive system. These medications are just a band-aid that may lessen your period symptoms, but Endometriosis will keep on growing and destroying organs. Endometriosis is not a reproductive disease. It's been found in every single organ of the body. It is a full body disease. It can cause bowel blockages and kidneys failure. There is still no cure but the golden standard for treatment is excision surgery by a specialist. Do NOT allow a general OBGYN to operate on you, even if they tell you they have experience, I can assure you they are not properly qualified. And especially do not let them perform ablation. Ablation only burns off the tips, so it will keep growing back. Excision cuts it out at the root and has a much lower risk of reoccurrence. Everyone who has Endometriosis needs to stay up to date on the current research and not blindly trust their doctors who are practicing what they were taught 20 years ago in med school. Check out Nancy's Nook on Facebook for more updated resources including a list of specialist surgeons in your area. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[u/IHeartTurians]

Super interesting! Something I would love to have investigated is the possible relationship between endo and uterine malformations. When I was diagnosed, they also discovered that I was born with a septate uterus. When I was learning more about what that meant, I came across some statistics. Uterine malformations like septate uterus are found in something like 2% of women (i can't remember the exact percentage but I remember it was really really low) but out of those women, 35% of them also had endo. Which is a higher percentage than the general population. I could only find a couple studies on the subject but they all suggested that there could be some correlations between the 2.

The stem cell idea definitely sounds like it could have some validity tho, and would explain why endo grows back

[u/RonnieShmonnie]

This is very straightforward and informative. This guy really knows his stuff. I agree that his upbeat attitude was a little off putting at first, but ultimately it was kind of refreshing, since people typically talk about endometriosis like it’s a death sentence. I’ve done a lot of research into endo and I still learned a lot from this video!

[u/red_rose90]

I liked how he explained about how pain not depending on stage.

[u/nikki_joonam]

That was so informative and it didn’t feel condescending at all

[u/DidoGrace]

I love this channel so much!