Videos:
Inside Story:
This is an account of two women’s stories
and the impact of endometriosis on their lives;
also discussion of treatment options by various
gynaecologists.
Available on web site: http://www.endometriosis.org
You’re Not Alone…. Understanding
Endometriosis:
Mary Lou Ballweg – President of the
American Endo. Association, describes the
symptoms of endo. and the development of the
Association; Dr. Charles Miller discusses
surgical treatments; Dr. George Hill discusses
hormonal treatments; nurse – psychotherapist
Deborah Schwallie outlines coping strategies;
and Association members meet in a support
group. Good for sharing with spouses, family
etc. Available from American Endo. Association.
Audio Tapes and CDs:
A wide selection of tapes and CDs are available
from the
Endometriosis Association. The full list
is available on their website. Topics include:
· What is Endometriosis,
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Immune Therapy for Endo,
· Medical
Options i.e. Drug Therapies,
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Surgical Options,
· Bowel Endometriosis,
· Infertility,
· Adhesions,
· Nutrition and Endo,
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Does Endometriosis Run in Families? –
genetic factors,
· Husbands, Partners,
Families and Friends and Endometriosis,
· Teens and Endometriosis,
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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Endometriosis,
· Candidiasis and Endometriosis,
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Books about Endo:
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Endometriosis
- One Woman's Journey
by Jennifer M. Lewis
"My
main purpose is to affirm, assure and support
women who have or think they have, endometriosis;
women are not alone and never have to be."
--Jennifer Lewis, Author
Endometriosis, One Woman's Journey, is a 196-page
book for women diagnosed or who believe they
have endometriosis. |
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and get your DISCOUNTED AUTOGRAPHED copy NOW! |
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Coping with
Endometriosis
by Robert H. Phillips, Ph. D. and Glenda Motta, R.N., M.P.H.
Sound, Compassionate Advice for Alleviating the Physical and Emotional Symptoms of This Frequently Misunderstood Illness
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to visit the authors website. |
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The Endometriosis
Sourcebook
by Mary Lou Ballweg and the Endometriosis
Association
The Definitive Guide to Current Treatment
Options, the Latest Research, Common Myths
About the Disease, and Coping Strategies—
Both Physical and Emotional
The Endometriosis Sourcebook is almost 500
pages of the information that women with endo
most want to know. It is the most comprehensive,
authoritative, and up-to-date resource on
endo available. It’s also very personal,
drawing on the words of Association members
to bring home the impact that endometriosis
has on real women. Includes information about
treatment options, strategies for coping with
the disease and its effects on you and those
around you, and the latest research findings—as
well as the adventures of “Joe with
Endo,” from Association president Mary
Lou Ballweg’s popular cartoon strip.
In its 6th Printing!
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Overcoming
Endometriosis - New Help from the Endometriosis
Association
by Mary Lou Ballweg and the Endometriosis
Association
This anthology of acclaimed articles, fact
sheets, research reviews, other materials,
and the "Joe with Endo" cartoon
series is now in its tenth printing.
Contents include: Why the Association was
started; treatments for endo including pain
medications, danazol, GnRH drugs, types of
surgery, fertility and pregnancy issues, and
alternative treatments; coping strategies
for choosing a doctor, coping after hysterectomy
and removal of the ovaries, osteoporosis,
financial coping, teens and endo, a single
woman and fertility, emotions, and how support
groups can help; new directions explaining
endo and the Candidiasis link, and mitral
valve prolapse (a heart defect common in women
with endo); and research recaps on prostaglandins
and endo, the use of ultrasound in diagnosis,
cancer and endo, endo in men, and pain management.
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Endometriosis:
A Key to Healing Through Nutrition
by Dian Shepperson Mills, M.A. and Michael
Vernon, Ph.D., HCLD
Research has shown that certain nutritional
changes can alleviate symptoms in some women
with endo. This book is an excellent resource
to help you begin making changes in your diet.
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Explaining Endometriosis
Lorraine Henderson
Robyn Riley & Ros Wood
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1-86373-166-0 |
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Living with Endometriosis
Kate Wittengenstein
Addison-Wesley Pub.Co.Inc.
ISBN: 0-201-19810-X |
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Understanding Endometriosis
Caroline Hawkridige
Vermillion
ISBN: 0-09-181261-5 |
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The Endometriosis
Survival Guide – your guide to
latest treatments and the best coping
strategies
Margot J. Fromer
New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1-57224-152-7 |
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The Endometriosis
Answer Book, New Hope, New Help
Lauerson & deSwaan
Fawcett Columbine – New York
ISBN: 0-449-90361-3 |
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Endometriosis: A
Key to Healing Through Nutrition
Dian Shepperson-Mills & Michael
Vernon
ISBN: 1- 86204-300-0 |
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Pain: A Handbook
for Nurses
Beatrice Sofaer
Chapman & Hall
ISBN: 0-412-44010-5 |
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Our Stolen Future
Theo Colburn, J. Peterson Myers &
Dianne Dumanoski
Little, Brown & Co.
ISBN: 0- 3187545
(This book is on environmental issues) |
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Women, Health &
Medicine
Agnes Miles
Open University Press
ISBN: 0-335-09905-X
(This book is on medical ethics) |
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