Bibliograph

Endometriosis, a guide for girls, by Tamer Seckin, MD

Type

Label

Endometriosis, a guide for girls, by Tamer Seckin, MD

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 13-18, Turner Publishing Company

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Endometriosis

Oclc number

1110659033

Responsibility statement

by Tamer Seckin, MD

Sub title

a guide for girls

Summary

"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 publisherSecking 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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification