Introduction
Definition
Incidence
Cause
Symptoms
Intestinal
Endometriosis
Infertility
Diagnosis
Treatment
Adenomyosis
Are
you too young to have
a
laparoscopy?
Endometriosis and cancer
Treatment
summary
Endometriosis and heredity
Definition of Endometriosis
The "endometrium" is the normal tissue which lines the uterus. Its name is derived from 2 words - "endo" meaning inside and "metros" which is the Greek word for uterus.
Endometriosis is the implantation and growth of the endometrium anywhere in the body except, of course, the inside the uterus where it belongs.
The most common site of Endometriosis is the pelvis but I have seen women
with Endometriosis involving the intestinal tract, navel, skin, lung,
and even the eye! It is not cancer although it does share one characteristic
of a malignancy - namely, the ability to spread to the other parts of
the body.
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