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Does IUD cause endometriosis?
Mirena can reduce the symptoms of endometriosis
Does endometriosis have symptoms?
While many women with endometriosis suffer debilitating symptoms, others have the disease without knowing it.
Do you have periods if you have endometriosis?
All women are different. Some women with endometriosis will not have regular periods. However, there are also women with endometriosis that either have irregular periods, or even those that have very regular periods. If you think you may have endometriosis, see your OB GYN.
What tests will your doctor do to see if you have endometriosis?
To see whether your symptoms are caused by endometriosis, your doctor first will: Talk to you about your family and medical history, symptoms, and menstrual periods. Do a pelvic exam. This often includes checking both the vagina and rectum. Your doctor may start a trial of treatment, to see if symptoms improve If needed, a laparoscopy may be recommended to definitively diagnose endometriosis
Does having a particle hysterectomy get rid of endomentrosis?
Hysterectomy does not guarantee a relief from symptoms or from endometriosis. Surgery is surgeon dependent. If all the endometriosis is not removed as the same time as the removal of your uterus and your ovaries, the patient may still have endometriosis after this procedure.
Can 69 year old female have endometriosis?
Yes, a 69-year-old female can have endometriosis, although it is less common after menopause. Endometriosis typically occurs during a woman's reproductive years, but some women may experience symptoms or have undiagnosed endometriosis that persists into later life. Additionally, hormonal treatments or other factors can sometimes reactivate endometriosis symptoms post-menopause. It's important for any woman experiencing unusual pelvic pain to consult a healthcare provider for evaluation.
Could you have endometriosis if you already have a child?
Yes. Having a child does not protect you from endometriosis. While having endometriosis often makes becoming pregnant difficult for women, becoming pregnant will also reduce the symptoms of endometriosis. So, being diagnosed with endometriosis after having a child makes it rather difficult for your doctor to determine whether you had endometriosis prior to the pregnancy or if it became an issue post-pregnancy - especially if you were positively diagnosed with endometriosis shortly after giving birth.
Can you have endometriosis without heavy bleeding?
Yes. Heavy bleeding is just one of many signs or symptoms of endometriosis. Actually, many women with endometriosis have none of the usual symptoms and would never know it without an exploratory surgery (or if the doctor noticed it during caesarian delivery), because endometriosis doesn't appear on ultrasounds, blood tests, MRI, or XRay. For more info check out: http://www.womenanswers.org/womenshealth/womenanswers-org-a2-1136.html
What are the common symptoms of endometriosis?
there is pelvic pain involved and heavy periods and difficulty getting pregnant. most women do not have any symptoms. This varries from woman to woman.
Is Lupron an effective treatment for endometriosis?
There are basically 3 ways to cure Endometriosis. They are: Pain Medication, Hormonal Therapy and Surgery. Lupron falls under Hormonal Therapy. There's no special cure for Endometriosis but, these are the methods to reduce and relieve the pain symptoms. Check out the below mentioned link for more information on Endometriosis Treatment. Hope i have answered your question.
If you are a 65 year old woman with endometriosis what is the best treatment plan and what side effects does it entitle?
If the woman is 65, she has had endometriosis for decades. At 65, she would be post menopausal. Endometriosis symptoms flare up with normal monthly cycles in women. If she no longer has normal cycles - and at 65 she shouldn't - why do anything at all? The time to treat endometriosis has passed by that age.
Can birth control hide the symptoms of endometriosis?
Yes It can hide the signs. I know a few people that have endometriosis and they went on the pill so that they could stop some of the symptoms. A Personal response Well I was put on 'the pill' to help control my endometriosis. It provided a regular cycle and reduced the pain and illness I had every month. So in that sense, I guess yes it would hide the symptoms. So you should find the TCM therapy - fuyan pill to cure it thoroughly, and this pill is herbal, it can't bring any damage to your body. A laprocopy is what determined/diagnosed me as it shows all the scar tissue caused by endometriosis.
