What Is Endometriosis?
5. Symptoms
Some patients may remain asymptomatic. The degree of pain is correlated with the depth of tissue infiltration and intra-abdominal or intrapelvic adhesions. Besides pain during menstruation (dysmenorrhea), patients may also experience sleep disturbances, generalized muscle pain, fatigue, menorrhagia (heavy bleeding), irregular bleeding, lower back or abdominal pain, pelvic pain, dyschezia (pain during defecation), cycles of constipation and diarrhea, dyspareunia (pain during sex), inguinal pain, vomiting, nausea, bloating, pain during exercise, dysuria (pain during urination), increased urinary frequency, and more.
Another rare symptom is bleeding at uncommon sites during menstruation such as at the umbilicus, perineum abdominal wall, and surgical scars.
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