Category Archives: Cancer risk
Endometriosis UK
I’ve been baking cookies in exchange for donations to Endometriosis UK at my office. Here’s why we all ought to support Endometriosis UK. Endometriosis is a chronic illness that effects between 3% – 20% (these vast differences can be found … Continue reading
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Filed under Cancer risk, Depression, Dreams, Dysmenorrhoea, Employment, Endometriosis, Hysterectomy, Laparoscopy, pain management, Period, Relationships
More Manchester Fun
A work colleague suggested that I take the afternoon off work and come toManchesteragain to see a testimonial game for Gary Neville’s retirement. Before the days when a professional footballer earned more money than was really sensible, a testimonial game … Continue reading
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Filed under Birth Control Pill, Cancer risk, Colposcopy, Menstruation, pain management, Period, Relationships, Sleep
Not just Endometriosis but also DES
I’m showing my age now. Between the years of 1950 and 1975 in the UK, women who had had miscarriages were prescribed diethylstilboestrol (DES). DES is a synthetic oestrogen. Unfortunately it had several side effects that were unknown or ignored … Continue reading
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Filed under Cancer risk, DES - diethylstilboestrol, Endometriosis, Family, Gynaecology, Hysterectomy, miscarrage
