Link between red hair and endo

[Adele-84]

Hi Ladies, I am a red head and have been reading alot lately on the link between red hair and endo. Got me wondering who else on here is a red head???? 😀

[jvg69]

No, but my hairdresser manages to turn it a brassy blonde most times!

[discobec]

I'm a ginger! Haven't heard that one before. I'm told most women with endo are slim and gorgeous. Can't say I'm either! 😉

[jvg69 in reply to discobec]

Me neither! I would say thinning ratty tail hair, bloated and wrinkled through years of wincing and frowning my way through the pain! Much prefer the red headed, slim & gorgeous option!! X

[skt68 in reply to jvg69]

Brilliant jvg69 totally agree no red hair for me, but brunette and voluptuous

[jvg69 in reply to skt68]

Lucky you Skt68 I have been cursed with my mothers flat chest, which just adds to my general lack of appeal! lol!!

[endoandme]

Interesting! Where did you hear that link? I am a red head with suspected Endo x

[Adele-84 in reply to endoandme]

My consultant mentioned it and if you Google it there is quite a lot on it !

[cakegirl25]

I'm a red head and have read up on this before. There is a lot of links with health related issues and red hair. We need more

anaesthetic due to high resistance to the stuff. And red heads have a higher pain threshold. (We're probably just too stubborn to give in to pain, and being knocked out by the anaesthetic!)

x

[Breadmouse]

Ginger/blonde here

[katell]

I am ginger and have endometriosis. Where did you read about it? Not seen it before.

[Adele-84 in reply to katell]

My consultant mentioned it! Then I Google it, quite alot online about it!

[Sarahviv]

I'm ginger too. Gingery blonde, although time has faded it somewhat. diagnosed with bilateral enfometriomas at age 53 after investigations for mildly raised ca 125, (39) and scanned. Had heliobacter pylori at time of investigation. Asymptomatic most of time. Was a bit of a surprise!

[jas_mum]

Never heard that one before I am a ginger too and defo not thin and gorgeous either 😕

[Screechowl]

Auburn but def not thin and gorgeous! Red heads have a higher tolerance to hot spices too.

[Ayesh89 in reply to Screechowl]

Oh no, I'm obviously an exception to that rule, I DIE if I eat a bit of lettuce that was briefly touching a jalapeño- true story!! Fell apart in a restaurant and had to ask for water *cringe* my friends of course found it hilarious!!! 😖

[DC5867]

I'm a redhead and I also have an aunt with red hair who also suffered severe endo. There are many health issues that can be linked to red hair and I had read before that there could be a link. If there is there is unfortunately nothing we can do about it I suppose!!

[Hidden]

I'm ginger too.

[Naomi1002]

No I have brown hair, didnt hear of this before.

[amelia89]

Waiting for a lap to diagnose mine, but the specialist seemed confident I have Endometriosis. Im pale skinned, freckled, and naturally strawberry blonde

[Jebz13]

I'm a redhead and have endo but I've never heard any of those things about redheads before. Interesting how different we actually are!

[Insomniagamer]

This made me laught also red head

[luce_26]

I'm a (natural) blonde but with a lot of red/copper (a hairdresser called me strawberry blonde the other week! Erm no...) slim, small, with suspected endo. I'm awaiting my pre lap consultation at the mo. Would be v interesting if there were a link with the red gene... perhaps blondes and reds are more prone? My auntie had advanced endo and she was a blonde. My mum didn't have endo and she was a brunette before she went grey. Interesting!

[Adele-84]

Well this is facinating! Quite alot of us red heads on here. I am very pale with freckles and strawberry blonde hair, not a proper ginger really ! But it's supposed to be the red head gene that's related. As others have mentioned it's also related to other health problems also. Strange creatures we are ☺

[Adele-84]

I have to also say this has taken my mind off my lap coming up on Monday, so thank you ladies! x

[Sardad99]

I am! Hmmmm.

[A2207]

I'm mousy brown, two of my friends have the same colour too.

Although I have red heads in my family. None of them suffer with endo.

[Curlymum]

No - brown hair here. Would like to be a redhead

Small - but defo not slim or gorgeous - dumpy, with bloated belly and frizzy hair. xx

[KML22]

Haha, wish I had red hair, it's gorgeous mine is dark brown, although I suppose I have coppery highlights in summer. There is a red hair gene floating around my mum's side of the family, maybe my hair is one dominant brown, one recessive red. Possibly stretching a bit though!

The slim thing is to do with the fact that you're significantly more likely to end up with endo if you're underweight in childhood/adolescence, according to some research. I was anorexic for a long time so I fit that bill anyway. And then the gorgeous part is supposedly to do with the influence of high levels of estrogen being correlated with having more typically female traits, but I'm pretty sure I don't fit that part!

[Ayesh89]

I'm ginger and have endo!! I've never heard this link before, it's interesting, as my nan on my mothers side also had t when she was younger and she is also red haired!!

[LadyVR]

I'm brunette and not slim at all. Although I'm trying to get slimmer lol. So interesting to read that though. Thanks for sharing.

[Katie21]

I am a natural blonde with Endometriosis, interesting though about the link to red hair, not heard that before. :/

[Katie21]

A friend of mine though is a red haired fellow sufferer.

[l0rik]

Black hair but grey now. Still have endo

[dabba76]

GAP (ginger and proud) with endo here. Defo high pain threshold, cant tolerate hot spices though. Terrible resistance to anaesthetic - dentist has to inject me 3 times before I'm numb x

[AE1993]

Nope I'm Asian

With pale brown skin but dark brown hair

No red head in me

Although I'd love to have those tones

So much brown is boring