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yrfemmehusband · 6 months
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Female reproductive health terms you should know!
(terfs not welcome)
Dysmenorrhea: Period pain that isn't normal, i.e. any pain more than Mild cramping.
Dyspareunia: painful intercourse
Oligomenorrhea: lighter, shorter menstrual flow.
Menorrhagia: heavier, longer menstrual flow.
Ovarian cysts: a mass on or in one's ovary, can be resolved on its own, or can remain and cause complications such as a rupture.
Polycystic ovary syndrome: a chronic condition causing cysts to reoccur on the ovaries and enlarging them. Symptoms include:
Irregular periods
hormonal imbalance
facial hair
weight gain
painful periods/ ovulation
infertility
People with PCOS are at higher risk for endometrial cancer, type II diabetes heart problems and high blood pressure.
Endometriosis: A chronic condition in which a tissue similar to, but different than, the endometrial lining grows outside of the uterus instead of inside. During menstruation this tissue sheds and has nowhere to go, thus irritating surrounding organs.
Symptoms include:
Irregular periods
Dysmenorrhea
Widespread pain
Painful ovulation
Vomiting, fainting, chills, sweating, fever and brain fog during menstruation
Infertility
Severe bloating
This also puts people at a higher risk for endometrial and ovarian cancer. There are four stages to Endo as it is a progressive disease, with 3/4 being more severe. The average time it takes to be diagnosed is 7 years.
Adenomyosis: A chronic disease similar and comorbid to endometriosis in which a tissue similar to the endometrial lining grows inside of the uterine wall. Symptoms are nearly identical to endometriosis but more difficult to detect.
Many people are diagnosed post menopause, by fault of the medical system, but it can and does develop much before then.
Ovarian cancer: cancer of the ovary(ies).
Endometrial cancer: cancer of the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus.
Endometrial cyst, or chocolate cyst: cystic lesions from endometriosis.
Tilted uterus: the uterus is positioned pointing towards the back or severely to the front of the pelvis instead of a slight tilt towards at the cervix. Can cause painful sex and periods.
Pelvic floor dysfunction: inability to control your pelvic muscles. Comorbid with many things and is highly comorbid with endometriosis. Can cause pain and incontinence.
Vulvodynia: chronic and unexplained pain at the opening of the vagina.
Interstitial cystitis: a chronic condition where cysts form on the inside of the bladder and urinary tract and cause symptoms similar to that of a UTI.
Pre-eclampsia: a condition occurring in pregnancy where the blood supply between the fetus and the pregnant person is affected and can cause irregular blood pressure, swelling, and in more severe cases headache, nausea and vomiting, a burning sensation behind the sternum, shortness of breath and potentially death if untreated.
Endometritis: an infection or irritation of the uterine lining. Is not the same as endometriosis and is treatable but can cause pain, bleeding, swelling, general discomfort and fever, and more.
Pelvic inflammatory disease: an infection of the reproductive organs
Ectopic pregnancy: a pregnancy that is attached to the outside of the uterus. Can be fatal if left untreated.
There are many more I could probably add but if you see something missing, please add it!
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fangirleaconmigo · 8 months
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So I’ve been a bit absent. Putting a ‘read more’ because shit in my life has gotten very real very quickly.
One of my younger sisters went to urgent care with stomach discomfort last Tuesday. It turned out that she had a huge mass in her pelvis, (18x25 cm) and our lives were plunged into a black hole of fear.
In the past week/weekend, she’s gotten blood tests and referrals for more scans. Every test result is more ominous and terrifying than the last. It is definitely ovarian cancer and she will need a major surgery and we don’t know what else.
In one day, I moved her completely into my house. She gave notice on hers. We are trying to find foster care for her cats while she is in treatment because she can’t care for them during, and neither can I.
We still haven’t had a proper prognosis and treatment plan. That will be today, I hope. I am about to drive her to her first actual appointment with a real oncologist.
It’s early and I’m lying awake in my bed. I haven’t slept much in the past weeks. I go to sleep googling ovarian cancer, and I wake up and google ovarian cancer, and I feel like an entire house is crushing me. I can barely breathe. I have to go fetal position for a few minutes sometimes during the day to get through it.
We need some hope today. We need some good news. We need, at the very minimum, a plan for her care. Something to focus on.
Please keep us in your thoughts and send us some love and good will. She is either in shock or being very brave but she could get hopeful, or devastating news today (or more terrifying limbo) and I don’t know where that will leave us.
I won’t try to tell you how much my sister means to me. But I will say that we grew up together in an isolated family with shitty, monstrous, abusive parents and it fused us together in profound ways. I raised her to the extent that a child can raise another child. (It’s like that John Mulaney joke where he said his babysitter was so young, it was like a horse caring for a dog lol)
We are both super sci-fi fantasy nerds. I watch tv with her probably three to four nights a week, and we can talk for LITERAL HOURS about the intricacies of the writing and the characters on the various franchises. We usually agree, but we probably woke the neighbors with our argument about who the best Doctor Who companion was.
We work at the same hospital and share an office one day a week, and the people in the hall probably hear our elaborate Star Wars or MCU theories.
I know better than to get her started about certain things, but no matter what I do, every Thanksgiving she gives an entire speech about how the LOTR movie adaptations failed Gimli, son of Gloin.
We’ve been to Supernatural cons (we’ve both written SPN fic), and SDCC together many times. Actually, we went to ECCC together this year, so @spacecores and @roguepyrola met her and can attest to the fact that she is a mouthy, down to earth, absolutely brilliant, funny, foul mouthed, nerdy ass bitch.
I NEED HER, ok, I FUCKIN NEED HER.
So if you meditate, pray, send intentions, I don’t care what it is, I need it today. Her appointment is in about three hours and we need some hope.
Thanks for reading, friends. ♥️ I know this isn’t fandom related but we’re all real life human beings here with real lives, and that’s what is happening in mine.
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rosegold86 · 6 months
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@g33k3d
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feebleeona · 5 months
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The Pressure To Be Brave
"You Are So Brave!" How often have we heard this said to us? Most times, people truly mean well when they say this. They are doing their best to be encouraging from their perspective of things. However, for many of us who are surviving cancer daily, those four words are filled with so much pressure and expectation.
When people see us maintaining our lives, managing families, enduring all the craziness that comes with living with this disease, they see bravery! Well, there is truth to that. But the real truth is we are just giving our all to live every day and live our best! It takes a lot of work just to maintain our "normal" lives.
Am I a superhero?
Indeed, we are strong and courageous. We fight uncommon battles for our lives absolutely every day. However, knowing that people can see you as this 'cancer superhero' and being given this subconscious permission to be brave, #BeatCancer, #KickCancersButt, #FightLikeAGirl, and all the other awesome hashtags can be overwhelming!
We didn't choose this fight
We definitely appreciate the love and encouragement! But the reality is that some days we are just SICK! There is nothing we can do about it and to be honest, we don't even have the energy to do anything. We get weak. Not tired but fatigued; downright exhausted! We have mood swings. We battle depression and sometimes it actually fights back...and wins! LOL!!!!
We deal with feeling isolated and alone. We are oftentimes in pain. We are in agony, and it doesn't always go away. Some of us live in pain. We lose weight and we gain weight! We lose our hair, our precious hair! Until you have experienced this, you just have no idea what this does to someone. We think about our mortality more times than the average person does.
Tell me it's going to be okay!
So, it's not that we don't want to be told we are brave. Here is the thing, we know living with cancer requires a special measure of bravery. We know we are brave. But it would mean so much more if we heard, "It's going to be okay", "it's ok to feel how you are feeling", or "no matter how you feel today, I will be here to help and support you!"
Our loved ones believe they keep us strong by coaching us through this and pushing us. If they just speak positively and keep us thinking about how we "should" think then we will feel and live how we are supposed to. Please remember we are human beings with real feelings, who happen to be surviving cancer daily. Just let us be that that's how we are Brave!
Leya R. Elijah
This Is What a Fighter Looks Like
CEO/Founder
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valiantvillain · 3 months
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Me walking into my labs telling the nurse to stick me like one of their pincushions.
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xluvmymelaniex · 4 months
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Hi, its been a while since my last post. I finished chemotherapy and currently i have a remission!!
I enjoy my life the way it is, hope you do too
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kierancampire · 4 months
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I took some better photos of the tattoo, also here it is with my other one to show off how they sorta match :)
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thefairylights · 1 year
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I now know three people I see daily who have to have biopsies done for cervical and ovarian cancers.
Please just go get your yearly. Please don’t put it off. If you have a strange symptom or even if it is just a discomfort of sorts, please go and get it checked out.
A half hour at max appointment seems better than potential suffering and death.
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apple-pie-42 · 1 year
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Yahoo Life: Here's what it's like to have your fallopian tubes removed
70% of ovarian cancer starts in the fallopian tubes. I had to have an ablation a few years ago and had my tubes removed at the same time. It didn't seem to increase my recovery period.
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headlessandhellbent · 10 months
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Today I discovered there's a whole sub genre of (mostly metal)core that's literally all about screaming into the void about loosing people to cancer
Not literally but like cancercore is a thing enough that there's playlists of cancercore themed songs
And honestly I don't know if I should laugh or cry because tomorrow night I'm so excited I'm gonna smoke myself out crying to cancercore and honestly it sounds like a damn good time
I feel like I need it
It'll be therapeutic or something
Do you think my dead mom is sending me cancercore from heaven to cope with her death?
That's wild
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joliepasproductions · 11 months
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Angelina Jolie:
“I’m often asked how my medical choices and being public about them, have affected me. I simply feel I made choices to improve my odds of being here to see my children grow into adults, and of meeting my grandchildren.”
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dangerdust2 · 9 months
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High long-term exposure to agents such as talcum powder, hair dust, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, organic dyes and pigments, and bleaches was associated with an increased risk of more than 40 per cent, agents which are commonplace at workspaces of hairdressers, beauticians, barbers and related workers.
Specifically, working for 10 or more years in these roles was linked with a three-fold increased risk of developing ovarian cancer.Being employed as an accountant for the same period was associated with a doubling in risk, while working in construction nearly tripled it
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educancunmx-avi · 9 months
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The DAE Ovarian Cancer Foundation is an organization dedicated to raising awareness about ovarian cancer, supporting patients and their families,
#cancer#ovarian cancer#cancerhealt
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feebleeona · 9 months
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Happy Sunday Everyone 💖 Hope you're all having a great day! Xx
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The DAE Ovarian Cancer Foundation
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The DAE Ovarian Cancer Foundation is an organization dedicated to raising awareness about ovarian cancer, supporting patients and their families, and funding research efforts to improve prevention, early detection, and treatment options.
Ovarian cancer is a type of cancer that originates in the ovaries, which are the female reproductive organs responsible for producing eggs and hormones.
Ovarian cancer typically begins in the cells lining the ovaries and can spread to other parts of the body if left untreated.
They provide valuable resources and information about ovarian cancer to help individuals better understand the disease and its impact.
Ovarian cancer can manifest itself in various ways, and the symptoms may vary from person to person.
Early-stage ovarian cancer often presents with subtle or non-specific symptoms, which can make it challenging to diagnose.
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However, as the disease progresses, symptoms may include abdominal bloating or swelling, pelvic pain or discomfort, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, changes in bowel habits, frequent urination, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss.
The prognosis and life expectancy for a person with ovarian cancer depend on several factors, including the stage of cancer at diagnosis, the individual's overall health, and the effectiveness of treatment.
Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed at later stages, which can impact survival rates. However, advancements in medical treatments have improved outcomes for many patients.
It's important to consult with a healthcare professional to discuss individual circumstances and treatment options.
Ovarian cancer pain can vary from person to person. Some individuals may experience abdominal or pelvic pain that is persistent or recurring.
The pain can range from a dull ache to sharp and intense sensations. It's essential to note that not all individuals with ovarian cancer experience pain, and pain alone is not a definitive indicator of the disease.
Other symptoms and diagnostic tests are necessary to confirm a diagnosis.
If you have questions or concerns about ovarian cancer, the DAE Ovarian Cancer Foundation offers a direct line of communication with doctors who specialize in this field.
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Contacting the foundation can provide you with access to medical professionals who can provide accurate information, support, and guidance throughout your journey.
Don't hesitate to reach out and allow the foundation to assist you in navigating ovarian cancer and its challenges.
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