How can my endometriosis be treated?

Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper. 1980 Aug 15;56(15):1560-6.

Adenomyosis: histological remarks about 1500 hysterectomies

Discepoli S, Leocata P, Giangregorio F.

1500 surgical bits had been histologically examined. There were 556 total hysterectomies and 994 total hysterectomies with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. In all we have found 310 cases of adenomyosis (20,6%); 60,3% of them had a submucosal location. A clear correlation between adenomyosis and pregnancy resulted, expecially, between submucosal adenomyosis and number of pregnancies.

Q 23. 1 Pelvic Pain. Is this a common problem?
Q 23. 2 What are the common causes of pelvic pain in women?
Q 23. 3 What are the more common gynaecological causes of pelvic pain?
Q 23. 4 What are the more common non-gynaecological causes of pelvic pain?
Q 23. 5 What are primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea - painful periods?
Q 23. 6 What is retrograde menstruation?
Q 23. 7 How can dysmenorrhoea - painful periods be treated?
Q 23. 8 What are ovarian cysts?
Q 23. 9 How do ovarian cysts cause pain?
Q 23. 10 How are ovarian cysts diagnosed?
Q 23. 11 How are ovarian cysts treated?
Q 23. 12 I think I may be pregnant and I have some pelvic pain. What should I do? Q 23. 13 What is pelvic inflammatory disease and how can it be treated?
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FIBROIDS

Q 23. 14 What are fibroids?
Q 23. 15 I have fibroids. What difficulties might they cause for me?
Q 23. 16 How are fibroids diagnosed?
Q 23. 17 How could my fibroids be treated?

ENDOMETRIOSIS

Q 23. 18 What is endometriosis?
Q 23. 19 How prevalent is endometriosis?
Q 23. 20 What causes endometriosis?
Q 23. 21 How can my endometriosis be treated?
Q 23. 22 How can my doctor determine the cause of my pelvic pain?
Q 23. 23 What investigations might be recommended by my gynaecologist to investigate my pelvic pain?
Q 23. 24 What is laparoscopy?
Q 23. 25 What are pelvic adhesions?
Q 23. 26 I have chronic pelvic pain. Could this be related to adhesions?
Q 23. 27 What is uterine retroversion (retroverted uterus)
Q 23. 28 Does a retroverted uterus cause symptoms?
Q 23. 29 How is a retroverted uterus treated?
Q 23. 30 What is pelvic congestion?
Q 23. 31 What causes pain associated with sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)
Q 23. 32 How can painful sexual intercourse (dyspareunia) be treated?
Q 23. 33 What is a pelvic mass?
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME - IBS

Q 23. 34 What is irritable bowel syndrome?
Q 23. 35 How can we find out if I have irritable bowel syndrome?
Q 23. 36 Is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) a common condition?
Q 23. 37 What causes IBS?
Q 23. 38 What is the pain associated with IBS like?
Q 23. 39 Can IBS be mistaken for gynaecological problems?
Q 23. 40 How can my IBS be managed?
Q 23. 41 What other treatments are available for IBS?
Q 23. 42 What can be done to reduce the amount of bowel gas(flatus)
Q 23. 43 What is constipation?
Q 23. 44 What causes constipation?
Q 23. 45 How can constipation be treated?
Q 23. 46 How could we summarise the treatments that are available for my pelvic pain?
Q 23. 47 Where can I obtain more information?
Q 23. 48 Pelvic Pain Support Groups.
Q 23. 49 Endometriosis Support Groups.
Q 23. 50 IBS Support Groups.

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