tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post8112419905369070504..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: Immune System Involvement with EndometriosisField Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-16344017120214386072009-08-20T11:03:33.291-07:002009-08-20T11:03:33.291-07:00Having had endo and hysterectomy, I will comment o...Having had endo and hysterectomy, I will comment on these new findigs. There are several research reports that link other immune diseases with endo such as lupus, reumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and allergies... and I have allergies and fibromyalgia - which I developed after my hysterectomy... So, I think and have thought for over 20 years that the immune system plays a part in this.. and wondered why my immune system did not destroy the invaders.. So this is great news as my daughter also has endo and allergies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-4031438321082051942007-10-12T22:02:00.000-07:002007-10-12T22:02:00.000-07:00thanks for your comment punchanellaThere's also th...thanks for your comment punchanella<BR/><BR/>There's also the link between dioxin and endo. I don't have the reference offhand, but I recall seeing a published article about how lab primates exposed to dioxin developed endo.<BR/><BR/>I live downwind from a paper processing plant that is one of the biggest producers of dioxin in the state. It's a risk factor.Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-11096032407661300502007-10-12T18:10:00.000-07:002007-10-12T18:10:00.000-07:00i tend to disagree with the stem cell explanation ...i tend to disagree with the stem cell explanation of endometriosis. <BR/><BR/>retrograde menstruation seems more likely to me. i see the logic of saying that 80% of women have retrograde menstruation, yet only 10% have 'endometriosis', but to assume retrograde mensturation = endo is probably too simplistic. if other factors such as hormone levels, stress levels, diet quality etc. etc. are taken into account (which vary enormously), it might be easier to understand why not ALL women with retrograde menstruation develop endo. just my thoughts... as a scientist and endo sufferer. <BR/><BR/>thanks for blogging about it!punchanellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937739094077542939noreply@blogger.com