Painful Periods? It May Be Endometriosis
Published January 14, 2012
Robin Miller, M.D., and Janet Horn, M.D.
Feeling abdominal pain, especially around your period? Endometriosis could be the culprit. We asked Lifescript's women’s health experts Robin Miller, M.D., and Janet Horn, M.D., to explain who’s at risk, what the most effective treatments are and how it affects fertility...
1. What is endometriosis?It's a condition in which the same cells that make up the uterus lining (known as endometrial cells) grow outside the uterus too. No one’s sure what causes this.
These cells are most commonly found in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, ligaments holding the uterus in place, and the pelvic cavity lining.
Although it’s rarer, they can also grow almost anywhere in the pelvis – such as the vagina, cervix, bladder and bowel. They’ve even been reported growing in other organs of the body, including the lung, liver, brain and skin.
Normally, endometrial cells of the uterine lining are shed during the monthly menstrual cycle. Outside the uterus, they'll bleed out monthly wherever they're located.
If these cells grow on organs that don’t have an exit from the body, the blood will remain, causing pain and, eventually, scar tissue.
2. What are its symptoms?The primary symptom is pain.
Read more....
Source: http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/womens/articles/a_womans_guide_to_endometriosis.aspx
1. What is endometriosis?It's a condition in which the same cells that make up the uterus lining (known as endometrial cells) grow outside the uterus too. No one’s sure what causes this.
These cells are most commonly found in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, ligaments holding the uterus in place, and the pelvic cavity lining.
Although it’s rarer, they can also grow almost anywhere in the pelvis – such as the vagina, cervix, bladder and bowel. They’ve even been reported growing in other organs of the body, including the lung, liver, brain and skin.
Normally, endometrial cells of the uterine lining are shed during the monthly menstrual cycle. Outside the uterus, they'll bleed out monthly wherever they're located.
If these cells grow on organs that don’t have an exit from the body, the blood will remain, causing pain and, eventually, scar tissue.
2. What are its symptoms?The primary symptom is pain.
Read more....
Source: http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/womens/articles/a_womans_guide_to_endometriosis.aspx
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