Question 1

how do i address endometriosis, as i was just told i have this and its not curable?

Accepted Answer

: There are problems and then their solutions. What you need to do is to find a Gyn at an Academic med center and consult her/him and get treated. In some cases it can be cured and in all cases treated with relief. So whoever told you that is incorrect. Wish you good health.

Question 2

what are the most common symptoms of diabetes and whats the best test to do to confirm? can endometriosis and diabetes be related?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes: Endometriosis is not related to diabetes.  If you have symptoms from diabetes it is typically  fatigue, frequent urination, sometimes a sugar odor to urine, nausea.  The best test is a fasting glucose level (blood test) and/or hemoglobin A1C (also blood test)

Question 3

is endometriosis hereditary

Accepted Answer

Yes sometimes: I have definitely had patients who have siblings and mothers, and even maternal grandmothers, all in the same family, with endometriosis.  While it's not a given that if your mother had endometriosis, you will have it; if she had it, it likely puts you at slightly increased risk of having it.

Question 4

can endometriosis be cured?

Accepted Answer

No: Can be treated and managed.

Question 5

how is endometriosis treated?

Accepted Answer

Multiple ways: Once endometriosis is diagnosed (usually with surgery), depending on the severity, it can be treated with hormone suppressing medications. Sometimes in mild cases, oral contraceptive pills can help. In severe cases where large cysts have formed or where it is causing blockage of the bowels or urinary system, surgery is needed and may require a hysterectomy with removal of the ovaries.

Question 6

how painful is endometriosis?

Accepted Answer

Variable: In some women, even a large amount of endometriosis causes no pain. In other women a small amount causes significant pain. Women feel a variety of different pain symptoms and the severity is different from person to person. It can be debilitating or it can be very mild.

Question 7

how do you get endometriosis?

Accepted Answer

Endo: In short we don't know. There are some theories that suggest that endometriosis occurs because of back bleeding through the fallopian tubes into the pertoneal cavity and the body is not able to digest this blood for  which reason endometriosis develops. Most women have retrograde menses but only about 10 percent may get endometriosis due to a faulty immunological system.

Question 8

what exactly is endometriosis?

Accepted Answer

Chronic Condition: Endometriosis is a chronic female condition where parts of the uterine lining (endometrium) sheds through the tubes and implants in the pelvic cavity. The result is no symptoms, to chronic pain, to difficulty conceiving, to pelvic masses.
It is estimated that endometriosis occurs in 6–10% of women, presenting in the early reproductive years. Laparoscopy at times is used for diagnosis.

Question 9

what's done for endometriosis?

Accepted Answer

Endometriosis: Surgery is the gold standard, and reduces the amount/extent of disease. The most effective medical treatment is the drug lupron(r). It is costly with some side effects, but is safe and often as good for pain as surgery. The injectible contraceptive depo-provera gives mixed results. A much older drug, danazol, is mostly no longer used.

Question 10

can you die from endometriosis?

Accepted Answer

Never: Endometriosis, though sometimes quite painful, is never a diagnosis that would lead to death. Very severe forms of endometriosis can cause endometrial tissues to affect various internal organs and cause bleeding but that's incredibly rare.

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