Endometriosis: A Reproductive System Disease

I have several memories of my mother doubling over and cradling her stomach because she was in so much pain. I can remember the times when she would just lay in bed all day because she couldn’t move. She went to so many doctors to find out what the problem was. First it was excess scar tissue from two C-sections and a hysterectomy. That was surgery one. The pain finally dulled for a few years, but then it came back full force. Finally, she went to a doctor who knew exactly what it was: endometriosis. After surgery two was completed, she was back to normal. Endometriosis is a reproductive system disease in which tissue, which normally grows lines the uterus, grows outside the uterus. In a study done by the Australian and New Zealand College …show more content…
Between the time period, 174 women were hospitalized due to PID or TOA. They excluded women older than 45, so that left 148 women. All the women with PID or TOA were treated with antibiotics. If the medicine didn’t work within 48 hours, they underwent surgery. The 148 women were divided into two groups. Group one included 21 women who had endometriosis. Group two included 127 women whom didn’t have endometriosis. Out of the 21 women who had endometriosis, 16 of them had been operated on because their endometriosis was …show more content…
It was also concluded that women who had undergone infertility treatments and had endometriosis, were more likely to have PID or TOA to occur (Elizur, 3). “These procedures increase the risk of developing pelvic infection”, says the researchers. I agree with the researchers. I believe that women with endometriosis are more at risk of getting PID or TOA. I only wish that they had a wider demographic area. They only used medical records of women at one certain facility. I think that if they would have researched several facilities around the world, their results would be more