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- From: jgnassi@athena.mit.edu (John Angelo Gnassi)
- Subject: Re: sex, menstruation, endometriosis
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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 16:57:14 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan2.224342.4115@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> u081f131@astro.ocis.temple.edu (cis081 sec001 fall92) writes:
- >I have recently been told that having sex during ones period can
- >possibly lead to endometriosis. I would like to know if this is
-
- There are several theories about the origin of endometriosis, none
- proved. One with a bearing on this comment is that tiny pieces of
- endometrium shed during menstruation might implant outside the uterus
- in the peritoneal cavity, bleeding internally with menses. One
- might guess that sex might stir things up in the abdomen and pelvis
- a bit more, but to say that sex facilitates endometriosis is
- speculative. I know of no credible evidence that curtailing sex
- will reduce the risk of developing endometriosis.
-
- BTW, you mention that orgasm helps menstrual cramps, and I've heard
- this from several people. Admittedly, this probably varies a lot
- from person to person, but does anyone know why this might be so?
- Although the nonpregnant uterus is only slightly sensitive to the
- effects of oxytocin, its release during orgasm would, if anything,
- serve to worsen cramping. Would anyone care to rationalize a
- physiologic explanation if an answer isn't well established?
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