Endometriosis

Endometriosis Endometriosis is a complicated, debilitating disease that is poorly understood and all too frequently misdiagnosed. Most patients have experienced excruciating pain for years. More than 5.5 million women in North America, and 176 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis. Many of these women receive inadequate treatment.
Endometriosis is a condition where the cells that line the uterus grows outside the uterus in other areas. Endometriosis is considered to be a common gynecological condition. It is a chronic, painful, and often progressive disease in women. The causes of this disease are unknown, often times it is very difficult to diagnose, due to the wide range of symptoms and severity of the disease. Endometriosis
But there are treatments for women with this disease that will help them maintain, and live an active healthy life. There have been doctors who’ve believed hormonal treatments can cure endometriosis. This has been proved that these hormonal treatments only quiet the symptoms by slowing down the load of estrogen that feeds the endometriosis. They do not however provide long term relief and cannot rid the body of the disease. Only surgery if done properly has the chance of doing so. Some have thought that having a hysterectomy will also cure this disease. The endometriosis tissue grows under the ovaries, on the ovaries, on the bowl or bladder, next to the uterus, but rarely does it appear directly on the uterus. Removing of the uterus will leave the disease behind. There have been doctors who have felt that if you remove the ovaries, because the ovaries are what produce the endometriosis that this will rid of the disease. Studies have shown that endometriosis can produce its own estrogen. Because, endometrial implants can produce their own estrogen, they can continue to grow even after a
That is common, because this disease isn’t as widely known as others. Some things to look for when searching for a doctor that will help you with your diagnosis and treatments are; knowledge and expertise in treating the various aspects of the complex disease. They should have exceptional laparoscopic skills, treats endometriosis laparoscopically with wide excisional techniques, listens and is non-judgmental. Most importantly find a doctor who will listen to what you are saying, and they will talk to you in terms that you will understand. As a patient you need to be open with your doctor. Many women downplay their symptoms due to being told prior that their disease is “all in their head”. You should go to your appointment with a list of questions written down, that way you will not forget