What is Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a common medical condition where the tissue lining the uterus (the endometrium, from endo, "inside", and metra, "womb") is found outside of the uterus, typically a...

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I have been offerd the chance to try zoladex to try and help my endo pain but am worried bout the side effects does anyone have any advice?x
Posted on 12/14/07, 10:12 am
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Reply #1 - 12/14/07  3:47pm
" I've never been on that but if there's a chance something may help why not give it a shot? If the side effects are too bad or it's not helping you can always quit taking it. Just a thought. Take care. ~hugs~ "
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Reply #2 - 12/14/07  6:02pm
" my advice would be to think seriously and discuss the side effects fully with your gynae.. in my case the zoladex cause me a permanent menopause something which noone and ever warned me about. "
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Reply #3 - 12/21/07  8:09am
" THANKS ALOT FOR YOUR ADVICE I WILL DEFO BE SPEAKING TO MY GNYO ABOUT THE EFFECTS. "
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Reply #4 - 12/24/07  12:43am
" hey, i was on zoladex only for a month and i will never do it again.. I had all the symptons of menopause. the only thing i did to me was took all the pain away but i also put on 10 kilos in that month. it may not be as bad for you. let me know what you decide
xoxo "
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Reply #5 - 12/27/07  9:37am
" THANKS ALOT EVERYONE FOR YOUR ADVICE. I TOOK MY CONCERNS TO THE DOCTOR AND HAD A LONG CHAT AND I HAVE DECIDED TO TRY THE ZOLADEX AS MY PAIN IS VERY BAD SO ITS GOT TO BE WORTH A TRY,I CAN ALWAYS STOP IT IF I DONT LIKE IT.XX "
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Reply #6 - 01/05/08  6:09pm
" Hey everyone,i had my first shot of zoladex yesturday and also started hrt to counteract the symptoms,i have already had the hot flushes and been a little emotinoal but i will keep you posted on how its going.xx "

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