The uterine cavity is covered with endometrium - a tissue that can grow in other organs during the inflammatory process (pelvis, appendages, abdominal cavity, lung tissue, bladder, fallopian tubes, genitals), this disease is benign and is called endometriosis. If the tissue begins to grow directly in the uterus, such a disease is of a different nature and pathogenesis - its name is adenomyosis. According to statistics, women under the age of 45 suffer from endometriosis, many of them do not even suspect that they are already sick. For prevention, a woman needs to be observed by a gynecologist every 6 months in order to detect endometriosis in time, treatment at the initial stage is much more effective than in a neglected form.
Often the lesion falls on the ovaries - this is where brown cysts form and a gynecological examination reveals soreness, in which case the doctor can send the woman to a detailed analysis (ultrasound, hysteroscopy, x-ray, laparoscopy, blood and urine delivery) with confirmation of the diagnosis - endometriosis, treatment assigned individually due to the characteristics and stage of development of the disease. Less commonly, the endometrium spreads to the bladder, intestines, rectum, kidneys, and larynx. Sick tissue changes every month with each menstrual cycle and is the main cause of dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation).
Main reasons
According to medicine, the hereditary factor plays a major role in the development of endometriosis. Such a disease often appears as a result of a violation of hormonal and immune processes, which leads to pathological consequences in the gynecological sphere. Also, the cause of the growth of the endometrium can be frequent abortions, late and complicated births, diathermocoagulation, used to treat cervical erosion . If such procedures are carried out on the eve of the menstrual cycle, then it is possible for the endometrium to directly enter the wound and in the future in the pelvis and cervix, the development of endometrioid enlargements will begin. The main thing is to start drug treatment of endometriosis on time in order to avoid aggravation of the situation.
Symptomatology
Each woman's disease manifests itself in different ways, but the main symptoms are pain in the lower abdomen, lower back, sacrum, aggravating during menstruation or a few days before they occur, dizziness, migraine, heaviness in the abdomen, frequent urination, menstruation with an admixture of pieces blood. The endometrial tissue is arranged, so it does not matter where its cells are located, they monthly function according to the phase of menstruation - they loosen, increase in size and bleed at the time of critical days (if the endometrium is in the bladder, then bloody discharge appears in the urine, in the rectum - blood clots in the feces).
Therefore, the menstrual period is especially dangerous and painful for a woman suffering from this ailment, when she becomes incapable of pain and weakness. Sometimes strong analgesics do not help, one solution is endometriosis, treatment is indispensable and is the only way out in the fight against this disease.
Treatment
After a full examination, the doctor diagnoses at what stage endometriosis is and prescribes treatment. The main treatment for endometrium is surgical, cryotherapy, ultrasound, laser, bioglues. Such treatment is aimed at eliminating all foci of endometriosis. If the patient reveals 1 or 2 degrees of the disease, the operation is supplemented with hormonal therapy to avoid relapse, endometriosis treatment in this combination lasts about a year, but may be less individually.
Therapy consists of modern drugs: norethinodrel, retroprogesterone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, norethisterone, goserelin. Timely contacting the medical center gives favorable forecasts, it is at an early stage of endometriosis that the treatment allows the treatment to stop the destructive process and restore the reproductive function.