Also called: Also called: Endo
Endometriosis is a problem affecting a woman's uterus - the place where a baby grows when she's pregnant. Endometriosis is when the kind of tissue that normally lines the uterus grows somewhere else. It can grow on the ovaries, behind the uterus or on the bowels or bladder. Rarely, it grows in other parts of the body.
This "misplaced" tissue can cause pain, infertility and very heavy periods. The pain is usually in the abdomen, lower back or pelvic areas. Some women have no symptoms at all. Having trouble getting pregnant may be the first sign.
The cause of endometriosis is not known. Pain medicines and hormones often help. Severe cases may need surgery. There are also treatments to improve fertility in women with endometriosis.
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Endometriosis(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/endomet.htm
Also available in Spanish http://womenshealth.gov/espanol/preguntas/endomet.htm
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Endometriosis
(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/Endometriosis.cfm
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Endometriosis
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/endometriosis/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/endometriosisspanish/htm/index.htm
- Endometriosis(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp013.cfm
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Fast Facts about Endometriosis(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/endometriosis/
Also available in Spanish http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/endometriosis/espanol/
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What Is Endometriosis?(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/endometriosis/sub2.cfm
- Endometriosis May Occur with Bowel Disease(10/17/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70554.html
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/laparoscopy/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/laparoscopyspanish/htm/index.htm
- Surgical Treatment for Endometriosis(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/endometriosis/hic_surgical_treatment_for_endometriosis.aspx
- Adenomyosis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/Adenomyosis/DS00636/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Ovarian Condition: Endometriosis(College of American Pathologists) - Links to PDF - http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/reference/myBiopsy/OvarianEndometroid.pdf
- Abortions: Does It Affect Subsequent Pregnancies?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/abortion/AN00633/METHOD=print
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Diagnostic Laparoscopy(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/laparoscopy/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/laparoscopyspanish/htm/index.htm
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Endometriosis(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/endometriosis/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/endometriosisspanish/htm/index.htm
- Atlas of the Body: Female Reproductive Organs(American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8QKJ56JC&sub_cat=516
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Endometriosis(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Endometriosis%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists for endometriosis. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18784103&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Endometriosis management: workflow on genomics and proteomics and future biomolecular... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18781937&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Endometriosis and chronic pain: a multispecialty roundtable discussion. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18671922&tool=MedlinePlus
- Endometriosis -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=endometriosis[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+jsubsetaim[text])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/member-lookup/disclaimer.cfm
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - http://www.acog.org/
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
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National Women's Health Information Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://womenshealth.gov/
Also available in Spanish http://womenshealth.gov/espanol/
- Endometriosis(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/endometriosis.html
- Infertility - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infertility.html
- Menstruation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menstruation.html
- Uterine Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/uterinediseases.html
- Female Reproductive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/femalereproductivesystem.html
- Women - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Endometriosis is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/