08 Oct, 2024
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If This Happens After Sex, You Might Have Endometriosis – Health Digest

Characterized by severe chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis is a result of abnormal tissue growth that takes place outside of the uterus (via WHO). This tissue is much like the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus, but when this growth occurs outside of the organ, it prompts scarring and inflammation. Little is known about […]

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The Bachelor’s Lexi Young Shares Heartbreaking Challenges With Stage 5 Endometriosis – Health Digest

Complications with becoming pregnant when you’re diagnosed with endometriosis are not unheard of. Per a 2022 study published in The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 35% to 50% of women with endometriosis are infertile.  Ovarian cysts can prevent pregnancy by blocking the release of an egg or obstructing its passage to the fallopian tube. Adhesions can […]