Endometriosis is a network which should have been located in the (Endo) womb (metrium), grow in other places such as the muscle layer of the womb, outside the womb, egg channel, ovarium, intestine, skin, brain and even the woman. Network that is located outside the place, which should have been, and continue to work and develop appropriate hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle. This is causing great pain during menstruation, and the amount of blood menstruasi more than usual.
Outside the menstrual cycle, this network can be changed to scar the network, if the location where the channel is in the womb or egg, grated network can prevent this process of fertilization and causes sterility (infertilitas) on the woman. Endometriosis causes that have not known, although there are some theories that try to explain it. The descent into one of the risk of a factor Endometriosis.
How do I know that I have a endometriosis?
Endometriosis occurs in women suspected of reproductive age (12-45 years) with complaints of severe menstrual pain and / or the number of blood menstruasi exceed the normal amount. Some other complaints such as pain when dealing with a sexual partner, infertilitas, berkemih pain, diarrhea, nausea, difficult and time CHAPTER menstruasi help establish the diagnosis endometriosis.
Generally, doctors Specialist Obstetric and uterus akan recommend patients with a complaint to initiate a review Ultrasonografi (USG). Some further examination is MRI (Magnetic resonance Imaging) and laparoskopi used to identify other areas affected by endometriosis network, such as nodul cyst or endometriosis. Use of other Laparoskopi is to ensure the type of cyst endometriosis, do Biopsy network, and to rule out malignancy.
Endometriosis can not be cured, but can be overcome with some therapy. Endometriosis is the principle therapy to reduce patient pain complaints, decrease or slow the abnormal growth of the network, maintain fertility (fertility) and to prevent or slow the rekurensi.
Some of endometriosis treatment options are:
1. Medicine painful menstruation. Some pereda painful that can be sold freely consumed according to the recommended dose. In the cases of endometriosis with a cyst is large, anti-pain is not recommended because it only covers the symptoms and not causes.
2. Use of hormones to press ovulasi so menstruasi does not occur. Drugs used are the type of contraceptive pill in the form of KB, KB needle, nail KB, etc.. Other drugs commonly used Physician Specialist Obstetric and Gynecology is Danazol (testosterone derivate), GnRH agonis with some side effects such as heartburn, Flushing, nausea, vomiting, which vary in each individual.
3. Surgery performed to remove the cyst is large or disrupt the function of organs with the interference of the activity of. In some cases, weight, lifting the womb, egg, and a channel of ovarium possible.
Whether endometriosis can cause cancer?
Endometriosis is NOT cancer. In some cases, endometriosis found along with several types of benign tumor of muscle and gland in the body of another, outside the reproductive organs.
What should I do after I know that I have endometriosis?
You do not need to worry. The majority of cases of endometriosis can live normal. There are some views that encourage people to be married and has children. Because, in the condition, women are not menstruasi akan akan endometriosis and the network over and does not cause complaints.
