What Is Endometriosis?
8. Complications
Endometriosis is a progressive disease that can result in various complications such as adhesions (fibrous bands forming between organs and tissue), chocolate cysts of ovaries (endometrioma), pelvic cysts, internal scarring, bowel obstruction, ureter obstruction, ruptured cysts, and endometriosis associated infertility. When endometriosis affects the ovary, it can cause complications in pregnancy due to potential rupture and abscess.
When endometrial tissue is found in the thorax (thoracic endometriosis), the patient may experience recurrent pneumothoraxes (catamenial pneumothorax) that coincides with menstruation. A study involving 12,000 women with endometriosis over a 20-year duration found that women under the age of 40 diagnosed with endometriosis are 3 times more likely to develop heart-related issues compared to their peers.
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