endometriosis

Have you ever had to experience a pain so severe that you wanted to curl up in a fetal position? Now imagine that this pain happens every day and no medication helps you lower the pain. Wow pretty tough don’t you think? This is what happens when women experience and are diagnosed with Endometriosis. Endometriosis is hereditary or genetic female reproductive disease where the tissue that is normally found in the uterus grows outside of the uterus ("Endometriosis Fact Sheet"). Researchers have not yet identified the cause of endometriosis, but they tried to fight this disorder to help reduce the number of women being diagnosed ("Endometriosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia"). Endometriosis like any other disease or disorder has several symptoms, only three type’s treatments, and has a high number of cases being diagnosed yearly.

II. What is Endometriosis

The cause of endometriosis is unknown some studies have shown that alterations in the immune response in women with this disorder may affect the body natural ability to recognize and destroy any misdirected growth of endometrial tissue ("Endometriosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia"). Endometriosis affects women that are in their reproductive year. Scientist have discovered that this disorder sometimes is inherited or genetic and most women diagnosed are in the ages between 25 to 45 years old, which is usually when the women enters the stage of menopause ("Endometriosis Fact Sheet"). Women may develop endometriosis if they started their period at a young age for example below 12 years old, have never had children, or have frequent periods that last over 7 days ("Endometriosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia").

i. Pathology

The way Endometriosis works is the endometrial tis...

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...ere have been many cases with women been diagnosed either at an early age to their late 40’s. Many women live with this pain in silence thinking they are alone or that its part of their menstrual cycle, but this is wrong having extreme pain is not normal. Some have never heard about this disorder like myself or like Heather. Doctors and researchers have now created several foundations and campaigns to help promote this awareness and advised women they are not alone and that there is help for endometriosis. "Million Women March for Endometriosis - Endomarch 2014,” is an organization that is helping women to be aware of this disorder and it’s a march that happens every 13th of March in Washington D.C. The organization is spreading throughout the states and creating posters, commercials, inviting artists, and showing real cases of woman to help women all over the word.