endometrial tissues which normally line the inner wall of the uterus grows outside of the uterine wall, such as ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvis, and in worse cases in the intestine, rectum, bladder, vagina, etc.The main symptom of endometriosis is pelvic pain, often associated with menstrual periods.
Other symptoms include: pain with intercourse, pain with bowel movements or urination, excessive bleeding and you may experience fatigue, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, or nausea, especially during menstrual periods.This disorder commonly occurs in women of reproductive age.
The endometrial implant presents elsewhere outside the uterus also grows and bleeds every month like normal menstruation, resulting in the collection of menstrual blood in the ovary, pelvis, bladder, etc.
The blood collected causes irritation of surrounding tissue, eventually developing scar tissue and adhesions which causes organs to bind with each other.
Endometriosis can result in infertility when there are lesions in the fallopian tubes that cause blockages preventing sperm from reaching the egg.
Endometriosis can influence fertility in several ways: it can distort the anatomy of the pelvis due to the adhesions which bind to organs, scarred fallopian tubes, inflammation of the pelvic structures, altered immune system functioning, disrupts the hormonal levels which in turn affects ovulation, impaired implantation of a pregnancy, egg quality is altered,etc.Women with mild endometriosis as visualized by laparoscopy may conceive naturally.