Though one of the leading causes of infertility in women,
Endometriosis often goes undetected. However, March marks
Endometriosis Awareness month, a national effort to raise
awareness about the condition that affects millions of women as
well as the treatments available to women today unlike the women
of generations past, who were forced to endure it. Women
frequently learn that they have endometriosis only after seeking
help for infertility. Two women who are having trouble getting
pregnant may both have the condition, but it can manifest itself
very differently. One woman may have abdominal pain, lower back
pain, pain with intercourse, irregular bleeding, or diarrhea and
constipation, while another may have no symptoms. More than 5
million women in the U.S. have endometriosis, according to the
Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s
Health. With endometriosis, cells from the lining of the uterus
grow in other areas of the body. These cells attach themselves
to other pelvic organs, such as