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Endometriosis Awareness Month
March 26, 2009 |
It’s considered one of the most painful and puzzling reproductive issues facing
women of child-bearing age, endometriosis. It's a condition where issue that normally
lives inside the uterus grows outside the uterus and in other places throughout
the body. It can be excruciating for women, especially during ovulation.
Dr. Paul Joslyn is an OB-GYN on the medical staff of Lee Memorial Health System.“Endometriosis
or the cells that line the lining of the uterus, they go through a monthly cycle
so when a woman has a cycle and bleeding, these cells are cycling on the ovaries
or in the pelvis, and they’re producing blood which causes irritation and pain.”
Symptoms include: painful or irregular periods, bloating, cramping, and some discomfort
during sexual intercourse.
There are many stages as well and can develop without you even knowing it. That’s
why its extremely important to contact your doctor if your periods are painful or
irregular.
“The main treatment would be birth control pills or something to suppress
ovulation and menstrual cycles. There’s surgical treatments and the only real way
to diagnose endometriosis is with laparoscopy, which is a surgical procedure, that
looks at the ovaries in the pelvis and tries to identify them,” says Dr. Joslyn.
While there is no cure for endometriosis, physicians say the treatments are effective.
Work with your own personal doctor to find the perfect solution for you.
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