Most common sign of Endometriosis is Pain
They say women are blessed with the gift of child-bearing. This also means having monthly periods and the pain that many women experience during these. It could be a condition known as endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a common issue for women over 30 who are of reproductive age but have never been pregnant. It is common to an estimated 89 million women but is most often shrugged off as the usual premenstrual syndrome. Though it appears to hit women over 30, it may also affect girls before they even start menstruating. It is said to be caused by excess amounts of estrogen in the body. However the exact cause is largely unknown.
The endometrium is a lining of the uterus that separates the myometrium from the uterine cavity. During a woman’s menstrual cycle, the uterus sheds off the endometrial lining in the form of a thick, glandular, blood vessel-filled tissue in response to the body’s hormone production. Endometriosis may seem similar to a regular menstrual cycle in the sense that the endometrial lining is still sloughed off. However, not all of it is excreted. Instead, some of it gets misplaced and transported to other organs in the pelvic cavity. It may attach itself to the bowel, bladder or small intestines among other organs, causing infection, scarring, and worse – infertility.
The most common symptoms of endometriosis include: pain; chronic lumbar, pelvic and abdominal pain; painful intercourse; painful bowel movements or dysuria (painful urination); heavy menstrual bleeding, and pre- or intermenstrual spotting.
During menstruation, women may experience abdominal cramps and tenderness of the breasts. This is said to be due to the estrogen level that fluctuates during that time. However, for people with endometriosis, the pain gets worse over time. This symptom is usually neglected as women often think of it as part of their usual cycle. This may well be carried over to experiencing chronic pain, usually on the lower back, pelvic and abdominal areas.
Key Signs and symptoms are: pain; chronic lumbar, pelvic and abdominal pain; painful intercourse; painful bowel movements or painful urination; heavy menstrual bleeding and or spotting
Once the misplaced endometrial lining attaches itself to your bowel, kidney or bladder, you may experience painful bowel motions or painful urination.
Menorrhagia, or heavy menstrual bleeding is not something to shrug off. It may manifest itself as prolonged menstrual bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding, or even both. Some women are used to their periods taking two to three weeks to finish, This symptom is tricky to detect as menstrual cycles differ for every woman.
Nausea and vomiting can be a common occurrence are also symptoms of endometriosis. This can also be a sign that misplaced endometrial lining had attached itself onto your gastrointestinal organs. Premenstrual and inter-menstrual spotting can also be a symptom of endometriosis, and is characterized by blood spots that appear before and in between menstrual cycles.
Endometriosis is a progressive condition that will, in the long run, affect a woman’s ability to create life. Severe infection may form scar tissues that can block the fallopian tubes and hinder ovulation.
The Good News is the Endometriosis can be treated with acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine as we can help to regulate the hormones, stop the pain when you have it and also help to repair the adhesions and scar tissue.
If you have any of these symptoms please contact the clinic and find out how you can get treatment
