endometriosis on ovary
One of the main causes of infertility and menstrual pain is endometriosis. This chronic condition occurs when the tissue that forms normally until the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) begins to develop in other parts of the body. Although this tissue wandering of the endometrium can grow anywhere there tends to be confined to the pelvis on the ovaries, around the outside uterus and less frequently in the vagina, near the small bowel, bladder or appendix.
Wherever the endometrial tissue is, it acts exactly the same as the lining of your uterus, so every month it as it swells and thickens preparing to receive a fertilized egg and then when there is no egg falls down and down.
The classic symptoms of endometriosis are menstrual pain, pain during intercourse and infertility. Other symptoms depend on where the endometrial tissue is growing. For example, growth in your pelvic cavity near the uterus causes pain and abdominal tenderness. You have pain in May, just before your period or after your period ends. If the fabric is inserted into the nose or lungs, which is rare symptoms would be bleeding from the nose or sputum blood at the same time as your period.
The causes of endometriosis. There is no single answer to this question. There is the theory menstrual reflux where it is assumed that some of the flow from your monthly period, which includes pieces of endometrial tissue moves backwards in the fallopian tubes and enters the pelvic cavity. These pieces of tissue, and then implant the organs that are close and begin to grow. Another theory suggests that the lining of most body cavities has the potential to turn into anything – known as "totipotent" fabric — And when a woman begins to produce estrogen that tissue is gradually changing into endometrial tissue. This theory explains why the tissue the endometrium is found in remote areas of the body, such as the lungs or nose.
Who is likely to get endometriosis? "Typical" woman is diagnosed with endometriosis in their twenties or thirties and has not yet had children. Japanese women seem to be more at risk than others and in countries where children are born at a younger age there are fewer cases of the disease.
Endometriosis worsens over time because each month, blood and debris that is produced by the endometrial tissue errant nowhere to go and, finally, it causes inflammation, pain and scarring. As the pieces of scar tissue grow larger they can cause organs to become stuck together. For example, the ovaries may become adhered the back of the pelvic cavity. Endometriosis may also produce large cysts filled with black blood, and these cysts are fragile and difficult to eliminate in one piece.
There are three stages of endometriosis:
Step 1: scattered small implants on the lining of the pelvis or surface of the ovary. There are no scars, adhesions or cysts (endometriomas) and the intestine is not involved.
Step 2: one or both ovaries are involved in small cysts, mild adhesions, scars and ligaments supporting the uterus may be involved, but not the gut.
Step 3: The two ovaries are involved and are both fixed in place by adhesions. The fallopian tubes are blocked or or set up and the uterus is pushed out of place or adhered. The bowel, bladder and ureters are all involved.
One of the trademark symptoms of endometriosis is infertility. This may be because the implants actually block the fallopian tubes or because adhesions interfere with the fertilization process. It also may be because endometriosis invades the ovaries and prevents them from functioning correctly. But in some cases, there are no blockages and no implants in the big pond – in these cases it may be that the endometrial tissue that produce hormones interferes with ovulation and may also explain the increase in pain period that implants produce prostaglandins additional the substance that causes menstrual cramps.
Find out more about Endometriosis especially if it is causing problems with your fertility by visiting:
http://guide-to-getting-pregnant.com/
I have a question about my endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.?
I have endometriosis and the syndrome polycystic ovaries with both ovaries. I want a unilateral oophorectomy help the pain because one of the ovaries is worse than the other. But I do not want children. What percentage of getting pregnant with one ovary? What percentage of getting pregnant with one ovary during Depo-Provera? Keep mind, I do not have children, but I do not want a hysterectomy and menopause, because I am only 20. I would appreciate comments & Answers. thank you.
Your chances of getting pregnant are very slim, with an ovary with endo and PCOS. Being on Depo Provera should reduce your chances even further. Talk to your doctor about the chances. I have severe endo and it took me over 3 years to get pregnant and I had to use IVF.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
