Comments on: Blue Sky Ahead

By: Vivienne

Vivienne — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:32:09 +0000

Apparently about half of us have it. My gynae’s belief is that it’s because we bear children so late in life now and therefore mensturate more often and for much longer than our ancestors did – and probably much more than we ought. Perhaps this is a cost of the our emancipation: we can change our socio-economic patterns in a generation but biology takes time to catch up. It would be interesting to look at endometriosis stats for the developed and developing world, where women have more children and have them much earlier in life.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:57:45 +0000

Shame Viv – hope you are feeling better. You are my third friend to be diagnosed with this

By: rebekahn

rebekahn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:24:37 +0000

Lordy Viv – this is very dramatic news! So sorry about the cutting and stuff, and send my sympathies to your poor belly button. I hope this didn’t put too much of a damper on your sunny-SA holiday.

By: Vivienne

Vivienne — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:27:49 +0000

Thanks, Lorissa. Ultimately it’s all good and I’m well on the mend.

By: Lorissa

Lorissa — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:21:38 +0000

So sorry to hear you had to deal with all of this. I hope you are recovering quickly. Take care!