How Endometriosis Affects Conception

How endometriosis affects conception will depend on a number of factors.

Endometriosis is a condition that affects millions of women worldwide. Some women will have only light endometriosis, others will have a more severe case of the illness.

Endometriosis is a condition where endometrial tissue (the lining that grows inside the uterus) grows in other places as well. It could be on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, even the bladder or intestines. In fact if you have endometriosis the endometrial tissue could grow anywhere in your abdomen, in extremely rare cases it has grown on the lungs, arms or thighs.

The problem is that when the endometrial tissue breaks down in your uterus, so does the tissue outside the uterus. While your menstrual blood just flows away, the blood from the other endometrial tissue has no where to go. This then becomes internal bleeding, and can cause inflammation, pain, bowel problems and adhesions. Scar tissue can form and this is how endometriosis affects conception. If the scar tissue forms around the ovaries or fallopian tubes, fertility may become affected.

Getting pregnant with endometriosis

Studies have also shown that getting pregnant with endometriosis, can also give you a higher chance of miscarriage.

Conception & Endimetriosis

If you have average to moderate endometriosis then surgery may be required. Surgery may also be followed up by post surgical medical suppression. This can increase the chance of conception, and help with pain.

Click here to see symptoms of endometriosis, and how diagnosis is made.

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