What are the symptoms of endometriosis?

Endometriosis often causes pain, especially during your menstrual periods when you would generally experience menstrual cramps. This pain is often severe or even debilitating. It’s also worse than the average menstrual cramp.

Other symptoms you might get from endometriosis include:

• Excessive menstrual bleeding or bleeding between periods
• Infertility
• Painful intercourse
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea
• Bloating
• Constipation
• Nausea

Dr Tehmina examine you and can diagnose endometriosis based on your symptoms and the results of certain imaging tests, like ultrasound imaging. They can treat your condition, and if you decide you want to get pregnant, they can treat many of the fertility problems it causes too. 

How is endometriosis treated?

Dr Tehmina provides testing services and treatments for endometriosis and the discomfort it causes. They usually recommend more conservative options before recommending invasive therapies or gynecologic surgeries.

If you don’t plan on getting pregnant in the foreseeable future, the team may put you on oral contraceptives or another type of hormone therapy to regulate your menstrual cycle. These treatments slow the growth of endometrial tissue, thus reducing your pain. They’re not a cure but can provide long-term relief and reduce long term complications.  

Surgery is usually not the first line of treatment, but certain techniques can help with endometriosis. Thanks to innovations like laparoscopy and robot assistance, surgeries for endometriosis are minimally invasive. They involve the physical removal of endometrial tissue.