{"id":3132,"date":"2019-11-29T06:53:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T06:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:54:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:24:51","slug":"period-pains-it-could-be-endometriosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/period-pains-it-could-be-endometriosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Period pains? It could be endometriosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: sandiegouniontribune.com<\/p>\n

No woman looks forward to\u00a0<\/span>those days of the<\/span><\/i> month\u00a0.\u00a0Most struggle with mood swings, swelling and cramping.\u00a0But women with endometriosis often find that having the period is particularly unbearable.\u00a0For them, an average period is anything but average, with debilitating cramps.<\/span><\/p>\n

During a typical menstrual cycle, the inner lining of the uterus, the endometrium, accumulates and then breaks off with bleeding that occurs during menstruation.\u00a0In women with endometriosis, that lining grows outside the uterus, usually around the ovaries or under the uterus in an area called\u00a0posterior\u00a0<\/span>cul-de-sac\u00a0.\u00a0As it accumulates and breaks off, it causes small amounts of bleeding inside the pelvis.\u00a0This leads to pain, inflammation, swelling and scarring.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you think you might have endometriosis, you should know that you are not alone.\u00a0The condition affects hundreds of thousands of women every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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