endometerious?

Question

my sister has/had it she now has a 4 year old girl. Could i also have it?? And how is endo pain different than menstrual cramps? How do u tell the difference

Answer 1

A woman with a sister or mother with Endo has a 6 times higher risk of having it herself.

There is a good resource here with a lot of education and a self test that might of help to you:

http://www.endocenter.org/pdf/2006ScreeningEducationKit.pdf

The only way to tell for sure that you have Endo is via histological confirmation, done during surgery. You can also have the disease treated with some success during the same surgery, but there is no definitive cure.

Symptoms vary but include pelvic pain at any point in the cycle, infertility or pregnancy loss, pain with intercourse, allergies and other immune dysfunction, bowel disorders ("IBS" type symptoms), and a host of other seemingly-unrelated problems such as painful urination, lower back pain and more. All women experience some pain with menstruation, but killer cramps are never normal.

Check the resource linked above and talk it all over with your gyn to determine what the next, right step should be for you. Good luck.

Answer 2

I learned that I have endometriosis when I was 20. I'm now 35. There will be pain during menstruation, but there will be pain other times, too. My first signs were when I was sitting and would reach across the table for something. There would be a sharp pain...in a private area. Also, I would have pain if I laid on one side to sleep, during sex, when running/jumping, or during a bumpy car ride, in addition to painful periods.

Endometriosis is caused by menses, which normally lines the uterus, finds its way outside the uterus and implants itself in the abdomen, sometimes on the outside of the uterus or between other organs. The implanted tissue responds to hormones, stress, and physical pressure and can be felt as pain.

The only way to diagnose Endometriosis is to have a laparoscopy where a doctor explores the abdomen with a small camera through an incision right below the navel. It's an outpatient procedure. If Endometriosis is found, the implants can be removed by lazer surgery or cryo-surgery. The procedure might need to be repeated every 3 to 5 years as the condition is not cureable, but treatable. Birth control pills are often used to help minimize symptoms because they regulate hormone levels that might irritate the implants. Pregnancy early in adult life (early twenties) seems to be a popular theory on helping, too.

If you think you might have Endometriosis, see your doctor. Take care.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I have endometriosis and I really don't find my periods that painful I guess I'm just use to it, but I do have painful sexual intercourse. I think woman have different symptoms.

Answer 5

Here is a site that will lead you to more information.

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/endometriosis/sub2.cfm#what

The link that I gave towards endometriosis was full and complete as to the questioners answers, don't you think?.

Answer 6

endometrius is the lining of the uterus

and it is probably forming, or breaking down

cramps are from the movement inside