Endometriosis

 

Endometriosis is a condition were tissue that is similar to the lining of the uterus, the endometrial, grows outside the uterus. An estimate of 2 to 10 percent of American women of childbearing age are affected by endometriosis.

During a female’s menstrual cycle, the uterus shed its lining, the endometrial, and the unfertilized egg when no pregnancy occurs. Females that have endometriosis experience a growth of tissue on other reproductive organs inside the pelvis or in the abdominal canal. This tissue is like the endometrial only it grows outside the uterus. The tissue thickens, breaks down and bleeds during each menstrual cycle a female experience, but unlike the endometrial it has no way to exit the body. Having no way of exiting the body this results in inflammation, swelling and can cause blood blisters.

Symptoms:

· Painful periods

· Pain with intercourse

· Pain with bowel movements or urination

· Excessive bleeding

· Infertility

· Fatigue

Your pain is not a reliable indicator on how severe your endometriosis is. You can have severe endometriosis but experience little to no pain. If you have any of the above symptoms you should visit your doctor.

Causes:

· Endometrial cell transport: A female’s blood vessels or tissue fluid system may transport endometrial cells to other parts of the body.

· Surgical scar implantation: Endometrial cells may attach to a surgical incision such as a c-section scar.

· Retrograde menstruation: Retrograde menstruation is when a female’s menstrual blood flows back through her fallopian tubes and into the pelvic body instead if exiting the body. This allows endometrial cells to stick to pelvic walls where they can thicken and bleed over the course of each menstrual cycle.

Inconclusion:

At Stetho Health Systems, we understand that health is our greatest wealth, and we want to be able to educate women on proper feminine health and hygiene. Endometriosis isn’t a common condition that females around the world experience, but it is a condition that cause great pain to women that do experience it. With proper knowledge on this condition females that may think they have endometriosis will be able to know based on their symptoms and what could have been the possible cause.