A 40-year-old member asked:
does irregular menstrual periods have anything to do with endometriosis size?
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Dr. Usha Mukhytar answered
26 years experience Gynecology
YES: Endometriosis causes painful irregular bleeding
multiple sites , i e in the wall of uterus specially causes more painful bleeding
more areas of endometriosis more is pain and more bleeding from more congestion.
Answered on Jul 5, 2014
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Dr. Gerard Honore answered
29 years experience Fertility Medicine
No: Good news: irregular menstrual cycles/periods are not related to endometriosis at all, although endometriosis sometimes causes painful periods.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
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Common: Not normal, but common and not serious.
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Dr. Marsha Davis answered
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Probably not: It typically gets worse not all of a sudden better.
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Dr. Elizabeth Reynoso answered
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No: Endometriosis typically does not cause irregular periods. Irregular periods are usually caused by hormonal imbalance where as endometriosis is a depo ... Read More
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