Endometriosis is a disease in which the tissue lining the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, such as the pelvic lining (peritoneum), ovaries, Fallopian tubes, intestines, bladder, and other abdominal and pelvic organs.
This displaced tissue behaves as it normally would, and thickens and sloughs off each month. Since it has no way to exit the body, and the blood and tissue accumulates in the pelvis causing blood-filled cysts, scarring, and adhesions (fibrous bands of tissue that cause organs to stick together).
Symptoms include severe pain, irregular periods, bloating, heavy bleeding. See my full history of symptoms here.
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