What are the symptoms of endom...

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What are the symptoms of endometriosis? What causes endometriosis?How is endometriosis diagnosed?Why have I heard that some adult women may have trouble

getting pregnant?Is there a cure for endometriosis?

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While there is no cure for endometriosis, you can be treated with surgery and

medicine to keep the endometriosis from getting worse and harming your future

fertility. It is very helpful to use a Pain and Symptom Tracker to record your

pain for a while. Another method to locate and describe your pain is “Pain Mapping. Make a copy of your Pain and Symptom Tracker and Pain Mapping

worksheets, fill them out, and bring them with you to your appointments. These tools

will help you explain your pain to your medical teamIf endometriosis is not found and treated, it can grow and damage the fallopian tubes

and ovaries. This can make it more difficult to get pregnant. Studies [edited to comply with our code if conduct] have shown that if endo is found in teens and treated early, it does

not tend to get worse over timexThe ONLY way to be 100% sure of this diagnosis is to have a procedure called a

laparoscopy. There is no blood test, x–ray, ultrasound, or MRI that can diagnose

endometriosis at this time. A laparoscopy allows your doctor to look inside your

belly at your pelvic organs with a special lens to identify the endometriosis (implants).

Other tests that may be ordered before a laparoscopy might include blood tests,

vaginal cultures to check for infection, ultrasound or an MRI (to make sure it’s not

something else).Endometriosis causes different symptoms in young women. Pelvic pain and/or severe

period cramps are the most common symptoms. There can be pain before, during or

after your period. The pain may occur at regular times in your cycle or it may occur at

any time during the month. It is often referred to as “chronic” pelvic pain. The location

of the endometrial implants and the way in which the lesions affect the pelvic organs

contribute to the symptoms teens may have. Some teens may have pain with exercise,

sex, and/or after a pelvic exam. Although not as common, some teens may have

painful or frequent urination, diarrhea or constipation with pelvic pain. It’s important to

remember that some teens have a lot of endometriosis and have very little pain, while

others may have a small amount of endometriosis and severe pain.

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The contents on this website are very useful in answering your questions and more endometriosis.org/treatments/

This article summarises the theories of causes and symotoms nicely

mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...

A clinical article here goes into more detail ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...