Endometriosis is a painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus, the endometrium, grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. It can happen that the endometrial tissue may spread beyond pelvic organs. With endometriosis, displaced endometrial tissue continues to act as it normally would, it thickens and breaks down and bleeds with each menstrual cycle.
With endometriosis, displaced endometrial tissue continues to act as it normally would, it thickens and breaks down and bleeds with each menstrual cycle. The endometrial cells then stick to the pelvic walls and surfaces of pelvic organs, where they grow and continue to thicken and bleed over the course of each menstrual cycle.
The primary symptom is pelvic pain, often associated with your menstrual period. Although many women experience cramping during their period, women with endometriosis typically describe menstrual pain that’s far worse than usual.– Pelvic pain and cramping may begin before your period and extend several days into your period. You may also have lower back and abdominal pain.Pain with bowel movements or urination– You may experience occasional heavy periods or bleeding between periods .