is there a cure for endometriosis?

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Answer 1

No: There is no definitive cure but many treatments available to control symptoms. Need management by Gynecologist and maybe Endocrinologist.

Answer 2

No, but...: "Cure " usually means it's gone forever. Many women with endometriosis can be treated by surgery and never have recurrence of disease. Medical treatment (drugs) can help with most symptoms but they do not treat the disease at all. Good wishes.

Answer 3

No: There are many treatment options but no known cure for endometriosis.

Answer 4

Endo: Endometriosis could affect 5-15% of wome of reproductive age.

Answer 5

Depends: On how you are: up to 50% of a population of teenagers w/ pelvic pain will have endo; 30-40% of women with infertility who undergo laparoscopy; 1-7% for women undergoing tubal sterilization; as you can see the prevalence of endo is hard to pin down in a general population..It really depends on the population being studied.

Answer 6

Not really.: Women have had pelvic pain and unexplained infertility for centuries. The medical advances and understanding of this condition is a much modern endeavor.

Answer 7

Endo: There is not a particular pattern, but some studies suggest that 60% of the women will recur with pain 6-12 mo after stopping treatment. Other studies have shoen that recurrence could be as late as 5-7 years after proper ressective surgery. I belive that if all the painful conditions associated with endometriosis are treated at once pt can be asymptomatic for many years.

Answer 8

Quite frequently: Very difficult problem to eradicate...Most problems tend to recur following treatment.

Answer 9

No: Can be treated and managed.

Answer 10

Managed: Cured might be a stretch. It can be surgicaly treated and removed, and medically managed. With treatment, the symptoms can be minimized or eliminated.

Answer 11

Sometimes: Endometriosis is a progressive condition. This means that it tries to grow or come back, even after effective treatment with surgery or medication. Fortunately, it typically stops progression after menopause or removal of both ovaries.

Answer 12

Controversial: Proper surgical resection of endometriosis, which requires an expert surgeon with specialized training, can go a long way towards ongoing relief from endometriosis. I believe (based on good data and theory) that the disease can be permanently removed. That does not mean, however, that the pain that results may not linger at least somewhat. Pain is a lot more than just some inflamed tissue.

Answer 13

Check gynecologist : Your gynecology office would be the best place for a local group.

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