Diagnosis

1. One of the biggest reasons there is a delay in diagnosis of endo is the idea that significant period pain is normal and should be tolerated.
2. Symptoms and pain levels are not always indicated of how severe your endo is.
3. Endo can only be correctly diagnosed through surgical intervention.
   1. Speak to your doctor.
   2. Run an ultrasound scan which can show indications of endometriosis.
   3. Surgical intervention is necessary to be certain of the condition. It allows the doctor to clearly see your organs and assess the pelvis and abdomen.
   4. Tissue that is thought to contain endo is removed and sent to a pathologist to be tested for a confirmed diagnosis of endometrosis.

Endometrosis can affect fertility but there is debate on how significant that impact is.

There is no evidence to suggest that pregnancy can ‘cure’ endo.

“Symptoms of endo may reduce during pregnancy due to low oestrogen levels but are likely to return after childbirth”

Why Endometrosis occurs is not known. Todate there is no specific reasons for the cause of endometrosis. It still proves to be an enigma for researchers.

Although endometrosis cannot be completely cured it can be successfully managed by following;

• Western medicine and/or
• Ayurvedha and/or
• Accupunture and/or
• Naturopathy and/or
• Chinese medicine