Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a complex condition that affects around five million women in the United States, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In order to fully understand Endometriosis you must first know what a menstrual cycle is and what happens during one, which we will discuss within this paper. Once we have discussed the menstrual cycle we will then talk about signs and symptoms, how to treat Endometriosis, the medications commonly used, and a couple…

Endometriosis is a condition where the endometrial tissue outside the uterus causes pelvic pain and the tissue that lines the uterus grows outside of it. Females are associated with this conditioned because of the inner lining of the uterus is being affected. “Endometriosis is mostly common with women in their 30’s and 40’s; it affects about 5 million American women”, claimed the Women’s Health, U.S Department of Health and Human Services. It can be theorized that endometriosis is a genetic…

answers. Even worse, was knowing everyone was second-guessing if I was actually in pain. This all ended in early 2016 when one doctor finally understood what was wrong. The same illusionary question every other doctor said “no” to. This is my endometriosis story. It was a beautiful day in 2014. Life was great. I was with all my friends. We’re sitting on the couch, and all of the sudden, I start screaming in pain and fall on the floor. The pain was unlike any other. It was intense stabbing,…

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…

the World Endometriosis Research Foundation’s Endocost Quality of Life, a group of women volunteered to complete a questionnaire regarding their work, social and emotional wellbeing, quality of life and other aspects that were related to Endometriosis. After conducting the study and analysing the various responses, it demonstrated the detrimental impact Endometriosis has on a woman’s quality of life. Researchers found that approximately fifty-percent of the women stated that Endometriosis has…

Pauline – Great power point. The more I thought of your question on having a diagnosis of endometriosis and infertility would you be willing to have a hysterectomy, to prevent the possibility of having ovarian cancer, and help in reducing the symptoms of endometriosis the harder I found it answer it. I thought maybe as a man I might not know exactly how it would feel but then again a woman wouldn’t either if she hadn’t experienced this. As a nurse and as a single father to my 20 year old…

Approximately 1 out of every 6 couples are affected by infertility. An infertility diagnosis is given to couples who have been failing to conceive over the course of a full year. Ten to fifteen percent of couples in the United States are infertile. Infertility may be cause from an issue with either you, your partner, or a combination both. There is a large variety of causes on why men and women are infertile. About 20% of cases are due to a problem in the man, and 40% to 50% are due to a problem…

Dysmenorrheal can also be diagnosed as endometriosis. Endometriosis is a painful disorder where endometrium tissues grow outside the uterus. Endometriosis can be found in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder and intestines, uterine wall, and the lining of the pelvis. The initial growing of endometriosis occurs by the displacement of endometrial tissues that act as it normally would- thickens, breaks down and bleeds with…

Endometriosis is when tissue grows inside the uterus of a woman, and causes internal bleeding inside which can potentially cause infertility. The pill helps because it stops the body from releasing an egg, and having a period ultimately alleving the pain that is caused by endometriosis. Endometriosis is “the most common form of cancer for female reproductive organs and nearly 55,000 new cases are diagnosed…

extremely high; due to that, many cannot afford it. Women’s infertility can be caused by serious problems in the ovaries, oviducts and endometrium. It affects approximately 8.2 million women in the United States. The leading cause of infertility is endometriosis, which affect 5 million women in the United States. Infertility may be reduced with the help of medicine, surgery and alternative procedures such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization. Possibly allowing the female to…