2008 Woodie Awards
Regarding Sarah McDaniel's Feb. 9, 2005 Feature
Heather C. Guidone
Issue date: 2/16/05 Section: Letters to the Editor
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Dear Editor:
Sarah McDaniel's February 9, 2005 feature in the Pace Press, "If you're infected and you know it, clap your hands..." offered a droll yet didactic look at the sexually transmitted disease, Gonorrhea. I commend the author's efforts at taking this serious subject and bringing it to public light in such a manner. However, I must take exception to the following:
"Also, you can develop chronic period problems. I don't know about you girls, but that week sucks enough as it is, so I'm not about to add to the problems. Your chances of getting endometriosis will rise after you have a child."
Endometriosis has long been a misunderstood disease. Associating the illness with an infection or sexually transmitted disease and putting forth erroneous information about Endometriosis only serves to further contribute to society's ignorance about the disorder. Please encourage your authors to use caution and strive for accuracy when referencing Endometriosis in an article, particularly one that deals with sexually transmitted infections. The two are completely unrelated and one does not lead to the other, nor does pregnancy contribute to the development of Endometriosis.
My organization would be delighted to help you formulate an in-depth, precise article on Endometriosis if you wish. As the disease affects one in five women of all ages, a majority of your readers would greatly benefit from such a feature.
Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Sincerely,
Heather C. Guidone
Director of Operations & Member, Executive Board of Directors
Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters
Sarah McDaniel's February 9, 2005 feature in the Pace Press, "If you're infected and you know it, clap your hands..." offered a droll yet didactic look at the sexually transmitted disease, Gonorrhea. I commend the author's efforts at taking this serious subject and bringing it to public light in such a manner. However, I must take exception to the following:
"Also, you can develop chronic period problems. I don't know about you girls, but that week sucks enough as it is, so I'm not about to add to the problems. Your chances of getting endometriosis will rise after you have a child."
Endometriosis has long been a misunderstood disease. Associating the illness with an infection or sexually transmitted disease and putting forth erroneous information about Endometriosis only serves to further contribute to society's ignorance about the disorder. Please encourage your authors to use caution and strive for accuracy when referencing Endometriosis in an article, particularly one that deals with sexually transmitted infections. The two are completely unrelated and one does not lead to the other, nor does pregnancy contribute to the development of Endometriosis.
My organization would be delighted to help you formulate an in-depth, precise article on Endometriosis if you wish. As the disease affects one in five women of all ages, a majority of your readers would greatly benefit from such a feature.
Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Sincerely,
Heather C. Guidone
Director of Operations & Member, Executive Board of Directors
Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters