When tissue that is similar to the tissue in your uterus grows outside of it, causing several pain symptoms, you may have a condition called endometriosis. Endometriosis often affects your fallopian tubes, ovaries, and the pelvis lining. It can cause cysts in the ovaries, irritation from scar tissue, and adhesions. The exact cause of endometriosis is […]
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Endometriosis is a chronic and often painful condition in which tissue similar to the natural lining of the uterus grows on the outside the uterus. It typically affects the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, and other tissues within the pelvic region. At Northwest Women’s Center in Houston, TX, we work with women who are experiencing endometriosis
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Though you may never have heard of endometriosis, it affects about five million women in America currently. Endometriosis gets its name from the endometrium, which is the uterine lining which your body creates each month to prepare for pregnancy. If you do not get pregnant (and thus an egg does not attach to the uterine
