Dysmenorrhea, infertility, pain in sexual intercourse——They might be endometriosis!
What is endometriosis?
The literal explanation of endometriosis is that endometrium growth outside the
uterine cavity, thus cause of disease. If move on the ovaries, it will cause a
so-called "chocolate cyst", and move on the myometrium is called
“abenomyosis”.
What are the Clinical symptoms?
1. Dysmenorrhea:
The most common places endometrium bed in are the
ovary, the back of uterus. Many women began to have symptoms from young age,
the most common period are 25 years old to 45 years old, is also the time of most
vigorous reproductive cycle. In this period, about 1/3 to 1/2 of them are
menstrual cramps because of endometriosis, but not all of the women who have
endometriosis will have menstrual cramps.
2. Infertility:
There is about 30% ~ 50% women who have Endometriosis will cause infertility.
Many patients during laparoscopy, the fallopian tubes are unobstructed, and
most of them have no erosion of endometriosis. For this sort of people, the
majority can be naturally conceived after treating clearly, even if a small the
location of the endometrium is far away from the fallopian tube, can also cause
infertility.
Endometrium as a foreign matter in the pelvic cavity, it can affect all sorts
of physiological functions. With the degree of illness aggravating, women’s
pregnant ability will drop slowly.
3. Pain during intercourse:
For patience with endometriosis, the proportion on sexual pain is about 25% ~
40%, and is likely to cause the dotted hemorrhage after the intercourse.
Intercourse may lead to the uterus move slightly in the pelvic cavity. Paying
attention to the area with endometriosis during intercourse, in case hurt the
area of endometrium.
4. Dotted hemorrhage or excessive volume in menstrual period:
This situation is about 10% ~ 10% due to hormonal imbalance, cyst gland
hyperplasia, can lead to abnormal bleeding.
6. Periodic flowing nosebleed: endometriosis invasion of the nasal mucosa or
others organs.
The causes of extra uterine growth is still
not clear, but according to various theories can be roughly divided into the
following reasons:
1. The menstrual back-flow
When the menstruation coming with the uterine contractions, The menstrual back-flow
can also push the endometrium through the fallopian tube into the abdominal
cavity.
2. The transmitted by blood lymphatic system
Many of endometrial tissue, can also be transmitted by blood lymphatic
systemthe, transferred to other parts of the body such as the lungs, navel,
lymph nodes, etc.
3. Autoimmune defects
Endometrium run around the body is a very common situation in the menstrual
period, but these organizations pieces, can be soon swallowed up by the body's
white blood cells and lymphocytes. Only a minority of women, their bodies
cannot absorb overmuch endometrial tissue, so the endometrium tissue is
attached to the body's other tissues, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes,
bladder, colon, uterus rectum sag.
In Chinese traditional medicine, fuyan pill
is effective to treat endometriosis; it does good to eliminate uterus
inflammation, pelvic cavity inflammation and ovarian inflammation. It can also
alleviate the symptom of menstrual pain.
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