Endometriosis Endometriosis is a complicated‚ debilitating disease that is poorly understood and all too frequently misdiagnosed. Most patients have experienced excruciating pain for years. More than 5.5 million women in North America‚ and 176 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis. Many of these women receive inadequate treatment. Endometriosis is a condition where the cells that line the uterus grows outside the uterus in other areas. Endometriosis is considered to be a common gynecological
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Dezaree Chambers JE Helm English 1213 26 November 2013 Causal Analysis: Endometriosis Endometriosis is a problem that many women have in their childbearing years‚ usually between the ages of fifteen to forty-nine. Having this gynological condition means that the endometrium (a type of tissue that lines the uterus) is also growing somewhere outside of the uterus. This does not always cause symptoms‚ and usually is not dangerous or life threatening‚ but it does pose some risks. This disease can
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Endometriosis Introduction Endometriosis is a gynecological medical condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus (endometrium) appear and flourish outside the uterine cavity‚ most commonly on the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity. The uterine cavity is lined with endometrial cells‚ which are under the influence of female hormones. Endometrial-like cells in areas outside the uterus (endometriosis) are influenced by hormonal changes and respond in a way that is similar to the cells
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of Phoenix Endometriosis Patient Education Plan March 1‚ 2009 Endometriosis 2 Patient Assessment Patient Information This patient is a 34 year old white female‚ married with no children. She is a well educated lawyer‚ who exercises regularly‚ does not smoke or use illicit drugs‚ and only drinks socially. Approximately 5 years ago she was diagnosed with IBS‚ otherwise has no significant health history. The patient was recently diagnosed with endometriosis based on her
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Treatment of Endometriosis Treatment of Endometriosis Endometriosis affects over 70 million women and girls world-wide (Endo Resolved). It is common among women of reproductive age‚ approximately 15%. On average it takes 7 years from the time symptoms appear to diagnosis and finally treatment. Women suffering from endometriosis experience chronic pelvic pain and loss of time and productivity from work and school. Some women of child bearing age also experience infertility (Ryan). Currently there
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Endometriosis is a painful‚ chronic disease that occurs when tissue‚ called the endometrium is found outside the uterus. Common symptoms include lower abdomen pain‚ often described as “cramp-like” pain. Other symptoms associated with endometriosis are pelvic pain‚ diarrhea‚ nausea‚ vomiting and infertility. Pain can also appear in the lower belly‚ legs and back. The type of pain felt depends on where the endometrial tissue has grown in the abdomen. Another term for endometrial tissue is endometrial
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Tiffany Dobbs Endometriosis Imagine a young woman about 14 years old waking up in the middle of the night with a horrible pain in her abdomen. So painful all she can do is roll up in a little ball in the corner of the room and cry. When she tries to stand to go to the restroom it feels as if all of the blood in her body rushes out of her and she passes out. When she comes too she runs to the restroom to throw up‚ then to use the restroom‚ she realizes that she is losing a tremendous amount of
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The physiological mechanisms leading to ovulation are deranged in ovaries with endometriomas. Key words: endometriosis / endometrioma / ovulation Introduction Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of the female population in their fertile years (Eskenazi et al.‚ 2001). Ovarian endometriomas are a common form of the disease and may be present in up to 30 –40% of women with endometriosis (Redwine‚ 1999; Vercellini et al.‚ 2006). A growing body of evidence suggests that ovarian reserve is
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Management of Patients With Female Reproductive Disorders Pelvic Organ Prolapse • Weakening of vaginal walls allows the pelvic organs to descend and protrude into the vaginal canal – Risk factors: age‚ parity‚ delivery of large babies‚ possible hormone deficiency – Cystocele - downward displacement of bladder – Rectocele - rectum pouches upward and pushes the posterior vaginal wall forward – Signs/symptoms: pelvic pressure and urinary problems (Cysto)‚ rectal pressure and bowel problems
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Endometriosis Endometriosis Sierra Payne Endometriosis‚ a common health problem among women‚ occurs when the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. It gets its name from the word endometrium‚ the tissue that normally lines the uterus or womb. It affects about 5 million women in the United States‚ being especially common among women in their 30s and 40s. The pain affiliated with endometriosis can happen at other times‚ it mostly happens during a woman’s period. Endometriosis
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