endometriosis
noun
en·do·me·tri·osis
ˌen-dō-ˌmē-trē-ˈō-səs 
: the presence and growth of functioning endometrial tissue in places other than the uterus that often results in severe pain and infertility
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Chronic health conditions that cause painful periods include endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, and ovarian torsion.
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
Does Stripes have any plans to reach a younger demographic and women with conditions such as endometriosis, who have a 50% higher rate of going through early menopause?
—Marnie Goodfriend, Flow Space, 9 July 2024
Earlier this year, the White House announced her new, critical initiative to fund research into a range of women’s health issues that have been vastly understudied, from endometriosis to heart disease.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 July 2024
People with bowel endometriosis may also notice blood in the stool.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
Does Stripes have any plans to reach a younger demographic and women with conditions such as endometriosis, who have a 50% higher rate of going through early menopause?
—Marnie Goodfriend, Flow Space, 9 July 2024
Earlier this year, the White House announced her new, critical initiative to fund research into a range of women’s health issues that have been vastly understudied, from endometriosis to heart disease.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 July 2024
People with bowel endometriosis may also notice blood in the stool.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
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endometriosis
noun
en·do·me·tri·osis
ˌen-dō-ˌmē-trē-ˈō-səs
plural endometrioses
-ˌsēz
: the presence and growth of tissue similar to endometrium in places other than the uterus and especially in the pelvis and abdomen and that often results in severe pain and infertility
The primary symptoms of endometriosis are pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, backache, dyschezia, dysuria, and infertility.—G. David Adamson, The Journal of the American Medical Association
G. David Adamson, The Journal of the American Medical AssociationAbout 40 percent of infertile women suffer from endometriosis.—Gigi Martino, Science News
see adenomyosis
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