Endometriosis is a disease of the female reproductive system that is characterized by endometrial tissue — tissue lining the uterus — growing elsewhere. These abnormally implanted tissue deposits go ...

Endometriosis is a disease in which tissue resembling the inner lining of the uterus (the endometrium) starts to grow outside the uterus. This tissue also breaks down in a woman’s monthly reproductive ...

Endometriosis is a disease of the female reproductive system. It occurs when endometrium (the lining of the uterus) starts to grow outside the uterus. The endometrial tissue swells and sheds with the ...

Endometriosis occurs when the endometrium, or the tissue lining the uterus starts, to grow in other areas. The most common place for the formation of these extrauterine growths is the pelvic cavity; ...

In endometriosis, the tissue resembling that which lines the uterus grows elsewhere in the body, forming lesions. The ovaries and the pelvic cavity are most commonly affected by endometriosis, but ...

Thoracic endometriosis is a rare condition in which endometrial tissue — tissue from the inner lining of the uterus (also called the endometrium) — becomes displaced and attaches to areas in or around ...

It’s Endometriosis Awareness Month. An entire month in which patients, charities, and organizations share information on the disease to raise much-needed awareness. But why does endometriosis need ...

It’s difficult to describe pain. When we talk to our doctors, we usually try to describe pain with words like “sharp” or “dull,” or by using a pain scale from one to 10. I’ve never felt I’ve been able ...

Endometriosis is a disease that affects the female reproductive system, leading to pain and possibly infertility. It occurs when the tissue that normally lines the uterus develops outside of it, ...

For the past 18 months I have felt painfully unwell. Interstitial cystitis, you may assume. Or perhaps small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), or even anxiety. Yes to all three, but there’s ...

Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue resembling that which usually lines the uterus grows elsewhere in the body, and forms lesions. Endometriotic lesions commonly occur in the pelvic cavity.

Endometriosis is a condition characterized by severe pain, and one that usually affects women. However, rare cases do exist where this disease has been seen in men. What is endometriosis?