Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a sickness that is caused by tissue that is like tissue of the womb and it begins growing outside the womb. Endometriosis tissue can be attached to the outer surface of the womb, Fallopian tubes, and the ovaries. Many women between 15 and 44 years-old may have this sickness. It is also found in women 30-40 years-old. If a women has endometriosis, it can sometimes effect having a baby. Endometriosis can be treated by a doctor, but it cannot be cured. Treating endometriosis may help a woman get pregnant. Women with endometriosis can have painful sex, a feeling of bloating, belly pain, difficult urination and blood in the urine. A woman could have menstrual problems. If endometriosis is on the ovaries, cysts may grow. These areas may develop scar tissue. Some women have more of a risk of endometriosis than others. These are the risk factors: never giving birth, short menstrual cycles, starting periods at young age, having heavy menstrual periods longer than seven days, going through menopause in older age, and having a relative with endometriosis.