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A review by batsyxgirl
Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis by Amy Stein, Iris Kerin Orbuch
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3.5 ⭐️
this book has some really great information about how endo works and affects all the different systems in your body in a scientific but still easy to understand way. they also have some great suggestions on ways exercises and things you can do to help manage your endometriosis symptoms. but i have 2 main issues with this book:
1 - they put a big focus on money and say things like ‘patients may say they can’t afford treatment and will put it off, but putting it off may mean longer treatment later down the track. it’s better to just pay it now and put everything else on the back burner for now’ uh hello, what kind of fantasy world are you living in? the cost of living is EXPENSIVE, and people can’t just stop paying their bills. a lot of people with endometriosis are restricted in their work because of their symptoms and therefore won’t have as much disposable income as someone who is healthy/has no health issues. it’s not easy for people to just afford the type of treatments we actually require. a literal quote from the book “supplementing your insurance coverage or paying a therapist directly right now may seem pricey, but weigh it against your suffering and your health before you decide you can’t afford it” what gets me most is the BEFORE YOU DECIDE YOU CANT AFFORD IT. i don’t know if it’s just me but i find that highly insensitive. we aren’t just choosing and deciding we can’t afford it.
2 - there’s a chapter in the book talking about how endometriosis cases are rare in teens. the authors talk about their extensive training and expertise in the field of endo, yet still wrote that chapter? it is widely known in the endo community that it takes an average of 12 years to get an official diagnosis, so saying that there are fewer cases diagnosed in teens probably isn’t a reflection on it being a rare condition in teens but more about the fact that endo isn’t as widely educated about or known and it takes FAR TOO LONG for people to get a diagnosis. for most people, we know that onset of symptoms usually start from the time you get your first period, and generally you’re a teenager at this time, meaning that endometriosis was present, just not diagnosed, so i find the fact that they wrote that chapter to be incredibly misinformed.
this book has some really great information about how endo works and affects all the different systems in your body in a scientific but still easy to understand way. they also have some great suggestions on ways exercises and things you can do to help manage your endometriosis symptoms. but i have 2 main issues with this book:
1 - they put a big focus on money and say things like ‘patients may say they can’t afford treatment and will put it off, but putting it off may mean longer treatment later down the track. it’s better to just pay it now and put everything else on the back burner for now’ uh hello, what kind of fantasy world are you living in? the cost of living is EXPENSIVE, and people can’t just stop paying their bills. a lot of people with endometriosis are restricted in their work because of their symptoms and therefore won’t have as much disposable income as someone who is healthy/has no health issues. it’s not easy for people to just afford the type of treatments we actually require. a literal quote from the book “supplementing your insurance coverage or paying a therapist directly right now may seem pricey, but weigh it against your suffering and your health before you decide you can’t afford it” what gets me most is the BEFORE YOU DECIDE YOU CANT AFFORD IT. i don’t know if it’s just me but i find that highly insensitive. we aren’t just choosing and deciding we can’t afford it.
2 - there’s a chapter in the book talking about how endometriosis cases are rare in teens. the authors talk about their extensive training and expertise in the field of endo, yet still wrote that chapter? it is widely known in the endo community that it takes an average of 12 years to get an official diagnosis, so saying that there are fewer cases diagnosed in teens probably isn’t a reflection on it being a rare condition in teens but more about the fact that endo isn’t as widely educated about or known and it takes FAR TOO LONG for people to get a diagnosis. for most people, we know that onset of symptoms usually start from the time you get your first period, and generally you’re a teenager at this time, meaning that endometriosis was present, just not diagnosed, so i find the fact that they wrote that chapter to be incredibly misinformed.