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Please give me more information about the deseas. How can a person can it. What are the symptoms. If only a sexually active person get it? How to cure it? Can it be checked out in free clinics like we check for HIV or other STDs.

2007-01-15 05:47:41 · 6 answers · asked by Loco 3 in Health Women's Health

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Any woman can get endometriosis. It occurs when some of the uterine lining travels up through the fallopian tubes and becomes lodged in the abdominal cavity..on the outside of the uterus, on the intestines...etc. Some symptoms are very painful cramps, bloating and difficulty becoming pregnant. You don't have to be sexually active to have it. It can be treated with hormones, such as birth control pills, and also with surgery in which the extra tissue is removed. In bad cases a hysterectomy is sometimes done. It can be seen on an ultrasound. Your free clinic should be able to set that up for you. Good luck!

2007-01-15 05:58:13 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy A, RN 3 · 0 0

Endometriosis has nothing to do with having sex or STDS. You can be a virgin and have it.

Endometriosis is defined as when the lining of the uterus sheds and adheres to the fallopian tubes , ovaries or other parts of the reproductive system. It can also shed and grow in other parts of the abdomen as well.

It can be painful, cause heavy periods and spotting and cramps and fertility problems as well.

BUT-- it's not contagious like an STD, and has nothing to do with whether or not you've had sex.

See your doctor... explain your symptoms and let them run whatever tests they need to (might be an ultrasound or other type of scan)

Treatment is available, so don't be scared.

Best of luck to you! Hope this helped.

2007-01-15 05:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by answerlady1021 4 · 0 0

How can you get it?:
Several different hypotheses have been put forward as to what causes endometriosis. Unfortunately, none of these theories have ever been entirely proven, nor do they fully explain all the mechanisms associated with the development of the disease. Thus, the cause of endometriosis remains unknown.

Most researchers, however, agree that endometriosis is exacerbated by oestrogen. Subsequently, most of the current treatments for endometriosis attempt to temper oestrogen production in a woman's body in order to relieve her of symptoms. At the moment there are no treatments, which fully cure endometriosis.

Several theories have become more accepted, and reality is that it may be a combination of factors, which make some women develop endometriosis.


Symptoms:
The most common symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain. The pain often correlates to the menstrual cycle, however a woman with endometriosis may also experience pain at other times during her monthly cycle.

For many women, but not everyone, the pain of endometriosis can unfortunately be so severe and debilitating that it impacts on her life significant ways.

Pain may be felt:

before/during/after menstruation
during ovulation
in the bowel during menstruation
when passing urine
during or after sexual intercourse
in the lower back region
Other symptoms may include:

diarrhoea or constipation (in particular in connection with menstruation)
abdominal bloating (again, in connection with menstruation)
heavy or irregular bleeding
fatigue
The other well known symptom associated with endometriosis is infertility. It is estimated that 30-40% of women with endometriosis are subfertile.

Can only Sexually Active People Get It?:
The Cause of it is Unknown


How Can You Cure It?:
At the moment there are no treatments, which fully cure endometriosis. Since the cause of endometriosis remains unknown, a treatment which fully cures endometriosis has yet to be developed, and there is no overwhelming medical evidence to support one specific type of endometriosis treatment over another.

Chosing a treatment therefore comes down to the individual woman's needs, depending on her symptoms, her age, and her fertility wishes. She should discuss these with her physician so that they, together, can determine, which long term, holistic, treatment plan is best for her individual needs. For many women, this can be a combination of more than one treatment over longer periods of time




Can It Be Checked Out In Free Clinics Like HIV or Other Stds?:

There is no simple test that can be used to diagnose endometriosis. In fact, the only reliable way to definitively diagnose endometriosis is by performing a laparoscopy and to take a biopsy of the tissue. This is what is known as "the golden standard".

However, this is an expensive, invasive proceduce. Furthermore, if the surgeon is not a specialist in endometriosis s/he may not recognise the disease, which can result in a "negative" diagnosis.

In addition, the woman/girl may not want to have surgery.

This makes diagnosis a challenge, and therefore an experienced gynaecologist should be able to recognise symptoms suggestive of endometriosis through talking with the woman/girl and obtain a history of her symptoms. For this to be effective, it is important that the woman/girl is honest with her physician about all of her symptoms and the pattern of these.

To aid her in preparation for this consultation she can consult the questionnaire, your first consultation, which will help her in preparing for the questions her doctor may ask her - and, in turn, help him/her in determining whether her symptoms may be due to endometriosis (not all pelvic pain, nor fertility issues, are caused by endometriosis).

There are other tests, which the gynaecologist may perform. These include ultrasound, MRI scans, and gynaecological examinations. None of these can definitively confirm endometriosis (though they can be suggestive of the disease), nor can they definitively dismiss the presence of endometriotic lesions/cysts.

The fact that there is no non-invasive, definitive diagnostic method for endometriosis is as frustrating for clinicians as it is for women with the disease.

2007-01-15 05:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Collins 2 · 0 0

I used to be 26. Yes, that is my reply. I used to be very competent due to the fact I used to be approximately 20 (competent as in bodily, emotionally, and many others.) however looking forward to marriage used to be main to me. However, I did realize plenty approximately intercourse--plenty greater than little teenage ladies. I used to be ready, excited, and had a hell of an orgasmic honeymoon night time. I come to be sexually lively seeing that I used to be in a well and formally dedicated dating and competent to tackle the entire penalties of intercourse: the affection I felt for my husband, the frenzy of the orgasm, the affliction that may accompany the primary few instances, and heck, even the probability of being pregnant. My ideas on a 14-12 months-historical fitting sexually lively along with her boyfriend? Not to be preachy, however I'm towards it. Very few 14-12 months-olds are bodily mature adequate to manage intercourse with out excruciating affliction. Girls this age don't seem to be emotionally competent and don't fully grasp the emotions and e feelings that accompany intercourse. Girls this age don't seem to be competent to manage any bad penalties, corresponding to being pregnant, STDs, or the probability of a holiday-up. If it ought to occur, speak to a dad or mum FIRST. Mothers can present exceptional recommendation on this subject as good as get the woman mounted with delivery manipulate and so forth.

2016-09-08 00:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Not true. Any female can get it.

This might help you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis

2007-01-15 05:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by Popsicle_1989 5 · 0 0

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