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Blood test could diagnose endometriosis within a day, research shows

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Blood test could diagnose endometriosis within a day, research shows POSTED THU 2 MAR 2017, 11:28AM Updated Thu 2 Mar 2017, 2:03pm By Sarah Whyte The painful disease of endometriosis that affects one in ten women could be diagnosed by a simple blood test, rather invasive surgery, thanks to research being developed out of the […]

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Infants also at risk from mothers’ endometriosis

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Infants also at risk from mothers’ endometriosis February 27, 2017 By Cheryl Guttman Krader Findings of a Danish retrospective cohort study show that women with endometriosis are at significantly increased risk for experiencing a variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes.1 According to the authors of the recently published study, the research represents the largest and most […]

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0 - Pain Free

1 - Very minor annoyance - occasional
minor twinges. No medication needed.

2 - Minor Annoyance - occasional
strong twinges.
No medication needed.

3 - Annoying enough to be distracting.
Mild painkillers are effective.
(Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)

4 - Can be ignored if you are really
involved in your work, but still
distracting. Mild painkillers relieve
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5 - Can't be ignored for more than 30
minutes. Mild painkillers reduce
pain for 3-4 hours.

6 - Can't be ignored for any length of
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participate in social activities.
Stronger painkillers (Codeine,
Vicodin) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.

7 - Makes it difficult to concentrate,
interferes with sleep. You can still
function with effort. Strongest
painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin,
Morphine)

8 - Physical activity severely limited.
You can read and converse with effort.
Nausea and dizziness set in as factors
of pain. Stronger painkillers are
minimally effective. Strongest painkillers
reduce pain for 3-4 hours.

9 - Unable to speak. Crying out or
moaning uncontrollably - near delirium.
Strongest painkillers are only partially
effective.

10 - Unconscious. Pain makes you
pass out. Strongest painkillers are only
partially effective.

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