endometriosis
Your pain is your endometriosis’ gain
June 13, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate Content warning: mention of blood, graphic description of laproscopic surgery. Hi!!! I’m endometriosis, and I’m not going to leave you alone :) My life’s work is growing excess tissue and nothing will stop me — not your silly little birth control pills, multiple brands of heat pads, or whatever natural remedies you are trying to give me. Peppermint tea? I don’t care. Exercising and stretching? Any movement just pisses me off. Turmeric? OK, maybe I will calm down for a few hours, but I will act up again tomorrow. I know you wanted to go…
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VIU professor receives grant to research health gaps relating to pelvic pain
February 14, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer In 2021, the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada reported that endometriosis affects around 1 million people in Canada. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects individuals with a uterus and causes extreme pain, including…
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Crespi Laboratory develops new endometriosis theory
June 11, 2021Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Endometriosis is a disease that causes endometrial tissue to grow outside of the uterus rather than inside. As a result, the body treats the displaced tissue growth like an infection, causing individuals with the…
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