endometriosis

Noun

Meaning

the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

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In my 20s I was in constant pain from undiagnosed endometriosis. With no prospect of a cure, I decided I needed a career - writing - that could accommodate being ill. Hilary Mantel

I am a sufferer of endometriosis. I didn't want any young women to go through what I went through. I thought that people should know about it. Padma Lakshmi

As a teenager and young woman, I suffered with endometriosis, which is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes scar tissue to form inside the body, around the pelvic area. Source: Internet

Although doctors can often feel the endometrial growths during a pelvic exam, and these symptoms may be signs of endometriosis, diagnosis cannot be confirmed by exam only. Source: Internet

Foods to help heal my uterus from 24 years of endometriosis and scar tissue and to relieve my quite severe menstrual cramps. Source: Internet

By the time a correct diagnosis has been made, endometrium and other fluids have filled the uterus and fallopian tubes with results similar to retrograde menstruation resulting in endometriosis. Source: Internet

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