Endometriosis Symptoms - What Are The Signs Symptoms Of Endometriosis?

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Article Title: Endometriosis Symptoms - What Are The Signs

Symptoms Of Endometriosis?

Author: Olinda Rola

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Endometriosis symptoms afflict about 7 million American women.

The signs symptoms of endometriosis are one of the most painful

conditions a woman will ever have to deal with.

Endometriosis is defined as the abnormal growth of endometrial

cells that become scattered in areas where they do not belong.

Endometriosis islets can grow in the fallopian tubes, within

uterine musculature or outer surface of the uterus, the

ovaries, pelvic organs, colon, bladder, the sides of the pelvic

cavity and even the lungs. With the onset of the menstrual

period, the islets increase in size, swell with blood and bleed

into the surrounding areas and tissues. The problem is that

there is no place for the tissue and blood to go, and the

result is inflammation and a great deal of pain. The occurance

of endometriosis symptoms is on the increase, and there is much

debate about why.

Here are the most common endometriosis symptoms:

1. Pain - abdominal pain and cramping. And these endometriosis

symptoms may be severe in a woman with mild endometriosis and

may hardly occur in women with widespread endometriosis. The

pain and cramping can be debilitating.

2. Inflammation - during the early part of the menstrual cycle,

the endometrial tissue becomes filled with blood. When

menstruation occurs, this tissue also gives off blood, but it

cannot go anywhere. This blood accumulation causes inflammation

that in the abdominal and pelvic tissue becomes very painful.

3. Painful sexual intercourse - endometrial tissue creates

pressure in the lower pelvis or prevents the free movement of

the pelvic organs.

4. PMS in the days before and during the menstrual period.

5. Rectal bleeding - also painful bowel movements can occur.

6. Chronic fatigue - pain, bleeding and cramping can be

exhausting for the woman, making it difficult or impossible to

function normally.

7. Infertility and miscarriage - the more widespread the

endometriosis, the more likely the woman will have fertility

and miscarriage problems.

Some women have endometriosis without having endometriosis

symptoms, while others have symptoms but with little

endometriosis. And the good news is that something can usually

done about it without drugs or surgery with a good chance of

experiencing significant improvement.

While the causes of endometriosis symptoms are unknown, high

estrogen levels in women appear to be a contributing factor.

Endometriosis seems to be a disease of the industrialized

countries. It often runs in families, and in many women, there

is a correlation to immune dysfunction. Emotional issues are

often involved as well in women with endometriosis. In all

these causes, hormonal imbalance is a common theme among the

various factors.

Women diagnosed with the signs symptoms of endometriosis are

frequently encouraged to have a hysterectomy. There ARE

conditions for which hysterectomy is advisable or medically

necessary, especially if malignant cancer is involved. The

presence of malignant ovarian, uterine, or cervical cancer,

uncontrollable bleeding, severe endometriosis (adenomyosis) and

complex hyperplasia would justify the hysterectomy procedure.

Otherwise, remember that hysterectomy is a permanent surgical

procedure with numerous undesirable side effects.

If you have endometriosis symptoms, learn more about the

natural approach recommended by naturopathic physicians without

resorting to drastic measures such as hysterectomy. Read all you

can about hormone imbalance, excess estrogen consequences and

the role of natural progesterone in treating endometriosis

symptoms and related womens health problems.

Copyright 2005 InfoSearch Publishing

About The Author: Read more on endometriosis at

http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com/endometriosis.html as

well as treatment, endometriosis diet, fertility and pregnancy

issues. Olinda Rola is President of InfoSearch Publishing and

webmaster of http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com - visit the

website and take the online womens hormone health test.

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