Endometriosis

When I think of endometriosis, it makes me think of poisonous moss; something that grows where it shouldn’t and shoots out poison from its pores. Ok maybe that is a bit dramatic but that is how I view it. Endometriosis is a condition where the endometrial (the uterus) lining starts to grow in places that it shouldn’t. It can make getting pregnant very difficult as well as can make having your period a real pain!

“Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that behaves like the cells lining the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and possible infertility. The tissue growth (implant) typically occurs in the pelvic area, outside of the uterus, on the ovaries, bowel, rectum, bladder, and the delicate lining of the pelvis. However, the implants can occur in other areas of the body, too.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001913/

This is actually a very common problem in women and is something that doctors are not 100% sure why it happens. There are also varying degrees of endometriosis where one woman may have more endometriosis than another.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001913/