While endometriosis is a painful condition that can affect your quality of life, it’s not considered a fatal disease. In extremely rare instances, however, complications of endometriosis can cause potentially life threatening problems.
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Can endometriosis be fatal?
While endometriosis is a painful condition that can affect your quality of life, it’s not considered a fatal disease. In extremely rare instances, however, complications of endometriosis can cause potentially life threatening problems.
What is endometriosis and what causes it?
Although the exact cause of endometriosis is not certain, possible explanations include: Retrograde menstruation. In retrograde menstruation, menstrual blood containing endometrial cells flows back through the fallopian tubes and into the pelvic cavity instead of out of the body.
Is adenomyosis and endometriosis the same?
The difference between these conditions is where the endometrial tissue grows. Adenomyosis: Endometrial tissue grows into the muscle of the uterus. Endometriosis: Endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus and may involve the ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic side walls, or bowel.
How is endometriosis removed?
Even in severe cases of endometriosis, most can be treated with laparoscopic surgery. In laparoscopic surgery, your surgeon inserts a slender viewing instrument (laparoscope) through a small incision near your navel and inserts instruments to remove endometrial tissue through another small incision.
Can you have a baby if you have endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a condition that can cause pain, scarring and trouble getting pregnant, but treatment can help. Once pregnant, most women with endometriosis will have an uncomplicated pregnancy.
Can I carry a baby with adenomyosis?
Besides causing symptoms that disrupt daily life, this condition can affect a patient’s ability to get pregnant. Women with adenomyosis may be infertile, while those experiencing adenomyosis and pregnancy together may have an increased likelihood of miscarriage.
Can I get pregnant with endometriosis?
Although endometriosis can have an effect on your chances of getting pregnant most women who have mild endometriosis are not infertile. An estimated 70% of women with mild to moderate endometriosis will get pregnant without treatment.
What is the best medication for endometriosis?
Mild to moderate pain Ibuprofen (Motrin) and naproxen (Naprosyn) are the best-studied NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for endometriosis pain, so that’s where you’d start. Another good option is oral contraceptives (birth control pills). Together with NSAIDs, they provide relief of symptoms for many women.