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EndometriosisMain Entry: en·do·me·tri·osisPronunciation: en-d - m -tr - -s s Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -oses /- s z/ : The presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility. Endometriosis is one of the most common causes of pelvic pain and infertility in women. Endometriosis affects more than 5.5 million women in North America alone. The two most common symptoms of endometriosis are pain and infertility. Some women have pain before and during their periods, as well as during or after sex. This pain can be so intense that it affects a woman's quality of life, from her relationships, to her day-to-day activities. Some women don't have any symptoms from endometriosis. Others may not find out they have the disease until they have trouble getting pregnant. Endometriosis can affect any menstruating woman, from the time of her first period to menopause. Sometimes this disease can persist after menopause; or hormones taken for menopausal symptoms may cause the symptoms of endometriosis to continue. Hormone therapy is effective if your areas are small and/or you have minimal pain. Hormones can come in pill form, by shot or injection, or in a nasal spray. Common hormones used to treat endometriosis pain are progesterone, birth control pills, danocrine, and gonadatropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).
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