Almost 90 million women worldwide have been diagnosed with endometriosis, a chronic illness which affects the lining of the uterus. About 5 million women in America are known to have the illness.

There is no scientific evidence proving that the two conditions are related. Although, some speculate that women who have adenomyosis usually have endometriosis. One theory suggests that adenomyosis begins within the uterine walls from endometrial tissue that was stored there.

Endometrial tissues outside of the uterus can cause problems as they bulk up and later shed. Tissue and blood in the uterus can be discarded from the body through the vagina. This isn’t the case for the tissue and blood released by endometrial growths within the body cavity.

Most women with endometriosis symptoms experience pelvic pain, often increasing in severity just before or during menstruation. This pain is the result of endometrial growths pushing against other parts of the body: the colon, outer uterus or ovaries, or the abdominal wall.

Endometriosis is a chronic and somewhat mysterious disease that affects over 5 million American women and an estimated 89 million women worldwide. It involves the growth of endometrium – a special kind tissue found only in the mammalian uterus – in places other than the uterus.

Up to fifteen percent of all women of childbearing age in the United States struggle with endometriosis. Endometriosis is a gynecological condition in which growths of endometrial tissue, the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus, appear in other locations.

The lining of the uterus is called the endometrium. The endometrial cells are very responsive to hormones. During the monthly cycle, rising estrogen levels stimulate the endometrium to thicken. Then, when progesterone levels increase during ovulation, this lining becomes secretory in preparation for the implantation of a fertilized egg.

Half of women with endometriosis will have problems with infertility. Many of these women, up to fifty percent, also miscarry when they do finally become pregnant.

Endometriosis is a painful reality for more than 5 million American women. It results when endometrial tissue takes root and reacts in places other than the uterus, causing internal bleeding as well as a build up of pressure. Those with endometriosis suffer from severe cramps, bleeding, and often infertility.

Endometriosis is a fairly common disease in women, most often between the ages of 25 and 40. It is characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue (a unique tissue type found only in the mammalian uterus) in places other than the uterus.