The Mesopotamians farmed all kinds of things, but the most valuable food sources were the grains they grew. Barley was probably the most common of these. Barley could be ground into flour for bread, made into soups, or fermented and turned into beer.
Endometriosis becomes inactive after menopause. It occasionally can be reactivated by hormone replacement therapy. In addition, any scarring or enlarged cysts that developed from endometriosis may remain and cause symptoms.
They swell and bleed, causing pain and sometimes infertility. Endometriosis starts with cells that are wandering in the wrong direction. Normally, the uterine lining cells pass downward and out of the body during menstruation. But sometimes these cells slip through the fallopian tubes that lead to the abdominal cavity. From there, they can end up virtually anywhere.