Symptoms of endometriosis

Endometriosis is a common condition among female friends. It is mainly caused by bacterial infection or other factors in the endometrium. I hope that female friends should receive timely treatment. Endometriosis can cause women to experience symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, infertility, irregular menstruation and periodic rectal irritation. I hope that women will pay attention to these symptoms when they encounter them.

Under normal circumstances, the endometrium covers the surface of the uterine cavity. If due to some factors, the endometrium grows in other parts of the body, it can become endometriosis. This ectopic endometrium histologically not only has endometrial glands, but is also surrounded by endometrial stroma. Its function changes significantly with the estrogen level, that is, it changes with the menstrual cycle, but only part of it is affected by progesterone, which can produce a small amount of "menstruation" and cause various clinical phenomena.

symptom

1. Dysmenorrhea .

Progressive dysmenorrhea is a common and prominent feature of endometriosis and can occur before, during, and after menstruation.

Some patients have severe and unbearable dysmenorrhea and need to rest in bed or take medication to relieve the pain, some even roll on the bed or bang their heads in pain. The pain often worsens with the menstrual cycle and disappears when the menstruation ends. 80% of patients with endometriosis have obvious dysmenorrhea symptoms!

2. Infertility.

About 50% of endometriosis patients suffer from infertility; among patients with unexplained infertility, about 30-40% suffer from endometriosis.

Infertility in patients with endometriosis is often caused by factors such as pelvic masses, adhesions, fallopian tube blockage, poor follicle development or ovulation disorders caused by the disease.

3. Irregular menstruation.

In endogenous endometriosis, menstrual flow often increases and menstrual periods are prolonged. It may be caused by an increase in endometrium, but is often accompanied by ovarian dysfunction. Irregular menstruation can be used as a diagnostic reference, but it has no value in differential diagnosis.

4. Pain during sexual intercourse.

Endometriosis that occurs in the rectouterine fossa and vaginal rectal septum causes swelling of the surrounding tissues and affects sexual life.

5. Periodic rectal irritation symptoms.

Progressively aggravated cyclical rectal irritation symptoms are rare in other gynecological diseases and are the most valuable symptoms for diagnosing this disease. Symptoms include heaviness, pain, tenesmus, and increased frequency of bowel movements in the rectum, anus, and vulva.

Although endometriosis is a common gynecological disease, as long as we discover its existence in time in our lives and use the correct methods to treat it, it generally does not cause much damage to the endometrium. If you think you have endometriosis, we recommend that you go to the hospital for treatment.