A 21-year-old member asked:
I had blocked tubes near the uterus and i was told it was due to endometriosis. how often does this happen?
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Dr. Michael Traubanswered
Fertility Medicine 21 years experience
Common: Endometriosis often causes scarring and obstruction of the fallopian tubes. That is a common mechanism by which endometriosis can cause infertility. When endometriosis is severe, this problem is extremely common. It is not usually caused with very mild stage 1 endometriosis.
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Dr. Luis Gonzalezanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 41 years experience
Adhesions: Endometriosis cause inflammatory reaction in the area affected. Longterm this leads to adhesions and distortion of the original tissue with may interfere with fertility.
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Last updated Oct 3, 2016
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