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Symptoms Of Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disease of the female endometriosis in their abdomen may have
reproductive system. It is often painful few symptoms and those with a small
and many times is hard to diagnose. In amount of endometrial tissue suffer from
fact a definitive diagnosis cannot be severe pain.
made except by undergoing laparoscopic Even though many women experience the
surgery. Endometriosis occurs when the symptoms of endometriosis during their
endometrial tissue that lines the uterus time of menstruation many others suffer
makes its way to the abdominal cavity and from the constant pain and discomfort no
implants of the organs there. In most matter what time of the month it is.
cases the endometrial cells implant on Many women also experience pain during or
the ovaries, fallopian tubes and large after sex. This pain can get to the point
intestine. In rare cases the where these women quit having sex and in
endometriosis may spread upward into the some cases the pain can be so great that
sternum and chest cavity. it becomes impossible for these women to
This endometrial tissue reacts the same have intercourse.
way to the woman's monthly menstrual Dysmenorrhea Painful Menstrual Periods is
cycle as the lining of the uterus, except another symptom of endometriosis where
that when it sloughs off the nutrient the women experiences deep pain in the
rich blood at the start of her period has lower abdomen and vagina. This does not
nowhere to go and accumulates in the affect all women with endometriosis
abdominal cavity. It is this monthly though.
cycle of the endometrial cells and blood Because the endometrial tissue can become
accumulation that causes the many attached to non-reproductive organs such
symptoms of endometriosis. as the large intestine or bladder
The trapped blood irritates the abdominal abdominal swelling can occur. These women
tissue which can create cysts. These can also experience painful bowel
cysts can bleed or burst and form scar movements, painful urination, bleeding
tissue and adhesions. This scar tissue from the rectum and nausea or vomiting
and adhesions can actually tie the before their period begins.
internal organs together causing pain and Fatigue is a major symptom of
discomfort, particularly during a woman's endometriosis. The constant pain and
period. discomfort combined with the bodies fight
This pelvic pain is the most common to rid itself of the trapped menstrual
symptom associated with endometriosis. fluid does cause extreme exhaustion. As
Many women associate this pain with their the endometrial tissue grows and expands
period but do not realize that it is in the abdominal cavity it causes greater
caused by endometriosis. In fact, some and greater fatigue. Women who suffer
women with endometriosis experience from endometriosis also run a greater
little to no pain while others experience chance of getting chronic fatigue
severe pain. syndrome.
The other interesting thing about If you suffer from any of these
endometriosis is that the amount of endometriosis symptoms or think you may
endometrial tissue growing in the abdomen have endometriosis it is important that
has little bearing on the amount of pain you schedule an appointment with your
a woman may experience. It has been found gynecologist.
that women with large amounts of




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