What is Endometriosis
Endometriosis is effectively a tissue disorder, where the tissue that usually lines the uterus appears outside the uterus. The tissue that grows outside the uterus can cause pain, and in some cases can be debilitating.
Who is most likely to get endometriosis?
Girls and Women who have periods are susceptible to develop endometriosis. It is much more common to diagnose endometriosis in your 30s and 40s. The later the diagnosis the more likely that you are suffering with significant disease. The difficult factor with diagnosing endometriosis is that it can take up to 7 years before a formal diagnosis is made.
How does endometriosis form?
Endometriosis forms when the tissue similar to the lining of the wall of the uterus starts to grow on the outside of the uterus/womb where it should not develop. Endometriosis growths may swell and bleed in the same way the lining inside of your uterus does every month — during your menstrual period.
What are the symptoms of endometriosis?
How do you diagnose endometriosis?
Types of endometriosis
Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis 1 (DIE I) Endometriosis has invaded the ovaries, rectum, and uterus. Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis 2 (DIE II) The most severe form, it affects organs within and without the pelvic cavity, including the bowels, appendix, diaphragm, heart, lungs, and (rarely) the brain.
Endometrioma