Uterine endometriosis: symptoms, signs, causes, types of endometriosis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

What are the symptoms of endometriosis? How to treat it? What are the preventive measures?

Types of endometriosis of the uterus

The endometrium is the cells with which the inner surface of the uterus is lined. It is they who reject and go out during menstruation. But sometimes for some reason they cannot leave the body. Instead, they are abnormally introduced into some fabrics where they are not supposed to be, and begin to grow there. So endometriosis occurs. There are several types of this disease.

1. Genital. With it, the endometrium cells do not leave the limits of the genitals, but are introduced and grow directly in them. Foci can occur in the uterus itself, and in the ovaries, and in the pelvic peritoneum. If the endometrium began to grow right in the uterus, it can acquire a rounded shape and size characteristic of the initial stage of pregnancy.
2. Extragenital. On the uterine pipes, the endometrium can penetrate the abdominal cavity, and hit here the navel, intestines and other organs. At the same time, the foci of this disease greatly complicate the work of the organs in which they are.

Symptoms and signs of internal uterine endometriosis

Almost half of the women suffering from this disease, it proceeds asymptomatic. Others take his symptoms for ordinary premenstrual syndrome. However, you need to carefully listen to the sensations of your body. The pain in the lower abdomen, which we often write off on the features of female nature, may indicate a lot.

So, endometriosis can be accompanied by the following manifestations:

1. Lower abdominal pain. It differs from the usual menstrual pain syndrome in a number of features. It can occur long for a start of critical days. Listen to yourself 1-2 weeks before menstruation. With the beginning of bleeding, this pain does not pass. Her peak occurs around the second day of the cycle. This pain is not released by ordinary non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs, such as Ibuprofen.
2. Painful urination. Endometriosis can also affect the urinary tract. Then the emptying of the bladder will be accompanied by discomfort, and even pain.
3. Blood release with feces, painful defecation. Often, endometrial cells affect the intestines and disrupt its work. Nevertheless, when this symptom is detected, it is necessary, first of all, to exclude the possibility of intestinal diseases. To do this, you need to be examined by the appropriate specialist.
4. Pain of a non -cyclic nature. Typically, pains are due to the fact that endometrial cells remain still sensitive to hormones. This means that every month they will provoke bleeding in the affected organs. And it causes inflammation and pain. Nevertheless, foci of endometriosis can be so large that the pain will occur outside of menstruation.
5. Painful sexual intercourse. The endometrium can take root in the vaginal wall. Then the intercourse will become painful.
6. Infertility. Endometriosis does not always prevent pregnancy. But this disease violates the normal work of the female organs. The result of this may be infertility.

Causes of uterine endometriosis

Why women have endometriosis, doctors have not yet found out. For some reason, menstrual discharge, instead of leaving the body, can penetrate into the abdominal cavity. Endometry cells can be located abnormally and inside the uterus. There are factors that increase the likelihood of this disease:

• complicated birth
• childbirth over the age of 30 years
• cauterization of cervical erosion electric shock
• c-section

Any damage to the uterine tissues on the eve of menstruation is fraught with the fact that the endometrium cells will be introduced into the “wound” and take root there.

Diagnosis of endometriosis

It is very difficult to diagnose this disease. This task is complicated by the fact that the usual examination, tests, and even ultrasound cannot give a final conclusion.

On examination, the doctor cannot inspect all internal organs. Analyzes do not show this disease. Spikes of endometriosis tissue are not visible on ultrasound, unless they are thick in a finger.

The only reliable method that helps to establish an accurate diagnosis is laparoscopy. In fact, this is a small surgery. At the same time, a small hole is made in the belly wall (no more than one and a half centimeters), and the stomach itself is inflated like a balloon, with carbon dioxide. So the doctor has a space for manipulations. A tube with a camera is inserted into the hole. The doctor examines the suspicious areas and takes a fragment of the material for examination. After that, a conclusion is made in the laboratory whether the suspicious area is a focus of endometriosis.

The paradox is that such a complex invasive examination itself can cause the formation of adhesions. In addition, this is a very expensive procedure. It requires hospitalization within a week. Therefore, it is impossible to conduct it to everyone.

Is it possible to cure uterine endometriosis?

Endometriosis is easy to cure. Moreover, almost a third of all women with this diagnosis, it takes place without any medical intervention. But if you wave your hand at this disease in the hope that you will find yourself in that third of the lucky ones, you can wait for severe complications. Endometriosis foci can even be reborn into cancer cells.

Modern medicine has a large arsenal of funds to combat endometriosis. Often doctors occupy waiting tactics. But it is suitable only for those whose disease was discovered by accident, foci have a small size, and, moreover, do not bring any inconvenience.

Surgical methods for treating this disease are also possible. Suppose you were conducting laparoscopy and diagnosed with endometriosis. The next laparoscopy session will be held for treatment.

But surgical methods of treatment are used only in the most advanced cases, if tablets did not help. More often, endometriosis can be cured medication.

How to treat uterine endometriosis of medication: drugs for the treatment of endometriosis

In order to relieve pain, doctors prescribe painkillers. But they treat only a symptom, but not the disease itself. To cope with endometriosis, medicine uses hormonal drugs.

Sometimes doctors prescribe ordinary oral contraceptives. This is a traditional treatment regimen. Nevertheless, there were no reliable studies confirming the effectiveness of this tool to combat pain and foci of the endometrium.

With another treatment regimen, doctors prescribe drugs containing progesterone. The production of estrogen is reduced from them in the body, and the growth of the endometrium ceases. The course lasts at least six months, more often nine months.

If your doctor prescribes you drugs containing a synthetic hormone Danazole, it means that he uses an outdated treatment regimen. Now all over the world they have abandoned this medicine, since it has many side effects: increasing body weight, hair growth on the face, baldness and others.

How to treat uterine endometriosis with folk remedies?

If your doctor decided to take waiting tactics in the treatment of endometriosis, you can help the body free yourself from this disease with the help of traditional medicine. In any case, you must remain under the supervision of a doctor. If he decided to apply medicines, do not refuse them. Traditional medicine offers the following.

Beetroot juice

Take the beets, grate and squeeze the juice. Put him to stole for 4-6 hours. Then drain sediment juice and drink 50-100 ml 2-3 times a day. You need to start with small doses, gradually increasing them. For greater efficiency, you can in the same way to defend carrot juice, mix with the beetroot in equal proportions and consumed.

Herbs for douching

• 30 g of eucalyptus sheet
• 1 cup boiling water
• Pour the grass with boiling water and insist in a water bath for half an hour
• Cool and add water to make a glass of liquid
• Now it needs to be diluted in a proportion of 1: 4
• Douch once a day, every other day
• Conduct 10-14 procedures

Clay compresses

• Pour water gray or blue clay with water
• Let it stand, squeeze excess fluid
• The consistency should resemble sour cream
• Approximately half a pound of this mass should be put on fire and wait until it boils. Then cook for another 2-3 minutes
• Put the mass on an oilcloth or cellophane
• Make a cake of a couple of centimeters thick
• As soon as she stops burning, apply to the stomach between the umbilical cord and the pubis
• On top you can wrap yourself with something warm and lie down in the bed

The procedure should not exceed two hours. During this time, clay will draw into itself the disease. The next day, fresh clay is needed.

Is it possible to get pregnant with uterine endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a common cause of infertility. Nevertheless, it is not a guarantee that you will not get pregnant. This disease greatly reduces the likelihood of conception, but not in all cases.

Prevention of endometriosis

The causes of endometriosis are definitely not defined. Therefore, it is difficult to name preventive measures. Nevertheless, we know some factors that increase the risk of getting this ailment. They should be avoided.

All the restrictions that gynecologists impose on the period of menstruation must be observed. You can not engage in physical education. Intensive classes can contribute to the formation of microtraumas in which the foci of the endometrium may take root. Certain exercises - for example, inverted poses in yoga such as “birch” - contribute to the abbreviation of blood into the abdominal cavity. Be attentive to yourself during menstruation. Do not let gynecological manipulations on the eve of critical days need to be carried out.

The consequences of uterine endometriosis

Often endometriosis causes infertility. In addition, it can provoke the formation of cancer cells. Sometimes, in order to get rid of the foci of the disease, you have to remove female appendages. The pressure of the foci of the endometrium on the organs of the abdominal cavity can cause unpredictable consequences - from intestinal obstruction to inflammation of the bladder.

Video: DR. Elena Berezovskaya - endometriosis