Endometriosis is a benign gynecologic disease characterized by the extrauterine finding of endometrial stroma and glands. It can by diagnosed in 10%-15% of the general population. Endometriosis may appear in multiple forms. In some women, small peritoneal lesions are seen (“gunpowder lesions”), whereas in others, large nodules are found, primarily in the pelvis. Still other women present with ovarian cysts (endometrioma, chocolate cysts), but adhesions and deeper lesions or lesions distant from the pelvis may also be found. Endometriosis is staged according to extent, laterality, and ovarian or other organ involvement.
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Lena Dunham on Her Battle with Endometriosis: ‘I Had Lost All Trust in or Connection to My Own Body’
Lena Dunham is opening up about the painful struggle with endometriosis that forced her to lose “all trust in or connection to” her own body.
ASRM2015: Endometriosis Highlights
Endometriosis was very much in focus at the 71st Annual Meeting of the ASRM with interactive keynote lectures, oral abstract presentations, posters, and round table discussions.
Lighting Up Endometriosis
Doctors are now shining a light on a new diagnostic method, for endometriosis, a common condition that can lead to chronic pain and infertility.
Join The Crowd: Crowdfunding For Fertility Treatments
From presidential Missy Elliott tracksuits to crystal bacon sculptures, the crowdfunding world has seen its share of out-there efforts, but there’s plenty of real-life stuff going on, too.
Case in point: the growing popularity of using crowdfunding platforms to fund fertility treatments—from endometriosis surgery to IVF to egg freezing. (Currently, there are more than 130 such campaigns on GoFundMe alone, and more than 160 on YouCaring.)
Women With Endometriosis Have Greater Risk Of Pregnancy Complications, Including Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy
A recent study in the UK has found that women with endometriosis are more likely to experience complications during and after pregnancy, including an increased risk of miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy.
For Women With Endometriosis, Answers Are Few
In early February, Melanie Greeke was preparing for her hysterectomy with a mixture of joy and dread. The 27-year-old mother of three had been experiencing unbearable pain, headaches and nausea for the better part of a year. Finally, after seeing several doctors and being turned away time and again, she was diagnosed with endometriosis.
Exposure to Semen May Increase a Woman’s Risk of Endometriosis
As reported by WebMD in women suffering from endometriosis uterine lining tissue develops outside the uterus. Symptoms of this disorder may include heavy periods, abdominal pain, and infertility. Treatment considerations include pain relievers, hormones, and surgery. The University of Adelaide reported on May 1, 2015, a woman’s sex life may influence the development of endometriosis.
Painful Women’s Ailment Often Requires Surgery
Endometriosis is a painful condition in women and it can result in fertility problems for women of child-bearing age.
Women With Endometriosis Need Support, Not Judgement
Known for years as the “career woman’s disease” based on the idea that women without children develop disease in their reproductive organs, endometriosis is a painful condition thought to affect one in ten women worldwide.