Endometriosis Blog

Welcome to the endometriosis blog. The information contained here is written by someone with "Endo", for those looking to learn more about the pain, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of a disease affecting millions of women.

Research shows that one out of every seven women are diagnosed with endometriosis. This condition is becoming so common – but still so many women do not know enough about it and when they are diagnosed with it they do not know how to handle it. Although some women are lucky enough to not have any symptoms from this there are so many others who undergo severe pain day and night.

Trying to diagnose endometriosis through the symptoms that women are able to experience is not sufficient enough information for the doctor. This is because many women who have this condition sometimes do not suffer through any symptoms at all. Instead they need more substantial evidence and findings to make sure that what they woman might be experiencing and having problems with is linked to this condition.

Ovarian cysts are sac that are filled with fluid that are located on or inside of an ovary. There are many women who will develop these around the reproductive years and it is likely that women will have at least one during her lifetime. These cysts are considered to be harmless the majority of the time even though they can cause a lot of discomfort. However, in certain women they can pose a problem and can be life threatening if they rupture.