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Endometriosis: Bodies
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If endometriosis has spread to the abdomen, bowels, and distant organs, a more complete physical examination and assessment are necessary. During the history-taking and physical, your provider can often determine whether endometriosis has spread to other organs. If it has, a more detailed investigation may be necessary, including laboratory tests, imaging studies, and surgical diagnosis of a variety of body systems. If endometriosis is extensive, the goal of therapy will be to correct the symptoms related to tissue growth and organ damage in the specific affected areas.
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The endometriosis cells behave in the same way as those that line the womb, so every month they grow during the menstrual cycle and then shed blood. Normally before a period, the lining of the womb (the endometrium) thickens in order to receive a fertilised egg. When pregnancy does not happen, this lining breaks down and bleeds, leaving the body as menstrual blood. Endometrial tissue anywhere in the body will go through the same process of thickening and bleeding, but it has no way of leaving the body. The endometrial tissue is 'trapped' which leads to pain, swelling and bleeding wherever the tissue is.
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Growths of endometriosis are almost always benign or not cancerous, but still can cause many problems. To see why, it helps to understand a woman's monthly cycle. Every month, hormones cause the lining of a woman's uterus to build up with tissue and blood vessels. If a woman does not get pregnant, the uterus sheds this tissue and blood. It comes out of the body through the vagina as her menstrual period.
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Nicole was infertile for five years, with a history of endometriosis, miscarriages and seven failed intrauterine inseminations (IUI). After receiving this therapy, Nicole ... conceived naturally, and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. "I know that this therapy is what my body needed to be successful," Nicole said.
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Breakthrough bleeding - irregular vaginal bleeding, like a light period, that can occur when taking hormone drug treatment for Endometriosis. This is probably caused by the body trying to overcome the suppressive effects of the hormone drug treatment. Also, a delayed dose of hormone treatment can cause breakthrough bleeding.
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