BEATING ENDO
How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis
Dr Iris Kerin Orbuch
Dr Amy Stein
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To the one-tenth of all women on earth who are estimated to have
endometriosis, and to those among them who have been our patients
Contents
Introduction: Beating Endometriosis
1 What Is Endo? The Disease Process of Endometriosis
2 The Goal: Regaining Quality of Life
3 Endo and the Body’s Core: Why Physical Therapy Plays an Essential Role
10 Endo and Your State of Mind
12 A Special Case: Endo and Teens (but This Chapter Is Not Just for Teens!)
Resources: Information, Treatment, Support, Advocacy
About the Publisher
I had pelvic pain for more than two decades—and didn’t know why. As a teenager, I was