Endometriosis Treatment NY

Endometriosis Treatment NY

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What is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that affects woman during their reproductive period.

Endometriosis never shows up before puberty and usually ends with menopause. It is characterized by the implantation of the endometrial tissue outside of the endometrium.

• internal endometriosis – If the tissue gets implanted inside the myometrium, it is called internal endometriosis.
• external endometriosis – If the tissue gets implanted outside of the uterus (ovaries, cervix, vagina, bladder, rectum, peritoneum, etc.), it is called external endometriosis.

Endometrial tissue

This endometrial tissue which is located outside of its normal place, responds to the menstrual cycle in the same way as the endometrial tissue located inside the uterus. Every month the endometrial tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds.

Internal bleeding

Normally, when this process occurs inside the uterus, the blood gets out of the human body through the vagina. But, in cases when the endometrial tissue is located outside of the uterus, there is no way for the blood to get out. This internal bleeding leads to the signs and symptoms of endometriosis, depending on the place where the endometrial tissue has penetrated.

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