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Endometriosis: Ovaries
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Endometriosis is a condition found only in females, when part of the inner lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, deposits outside of the uterus. This happens because the fallopian tubes open into the pelvic cavity. Normally, when an ovary releases an egg during ovulation, it goes to the fallopian tube which "catches it" and then the egg travels down the tube to the cavity of the uterus. But this tube can ... allow parts of the uterine lining to escape into the pelvis.
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Endometriosis is a condition in which the lining of the womb (the endometrium) implants and grows outside the womb itself. These endometrial implants can grow in the pelvis, fallopian tubes, ovaries, bowel and bladder. More uncommonly, they can ... crop up in the lung, heart, eye, armpit or knee.
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Endometriosis occurs when cells that normally line the uterus (endometrial cells) enter the pelvic cavity, attach to organs and multiply. The cells can obstruct the tubes or penetrate the ovaries and other structures. Endometriosis is not limited to the pelvis and endometrial implants have been identified in distant organs such as the lungs.
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Endometriosis can be found anywhere outside the uterus. It is most often found on the pelvic organs, including ovaries, fallopian tubes, surface of the uterus, and ligaments supporting and surrounding the uterus. It can ... be found on the bowel, bladder and almost any other organ in the body.
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Endometriosis is said to be present when cells that normally line the womb are found elsewhere in the body. Common places for these cells to be found include the outside of the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, the womb and the bladder.
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The ovary is the most common site for endometriosis. Spread to the ovary is believed to be lymphatic18, although superficial implants may be due to retrograde menstrual flow because the ovaries are in a dependent part of the pelvis. Lesions can vary in size from spots to large endometriomas. The classic lesion is a chocolate cyst of the ovary that contains old blood that has undergone hemolysis. Once intracystic pressure rises, the cyst perforates, spilling its contents within the peritoneal cavity. This can cause the severe abdominal pain typically associated with endometriosis exacerbations.
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