SEASON: Look for asparagus in the market from February to June, with April being the peak. CHOOSING: Fresh asparagus will be bright green with no signs of shriveling. The tender tips may have a purplish cast, but they should be firm and tight, never mushy. The cut end will be thick and fibrousâthe plantâs reaction to the injury of cutting.
Surgery is currently the only way to be sure of the diagnosis of endometriosis. The most common surgery is called laparoscopy (pronounced lap-uh-ROS-kuh-pee). The surgeon uses an instrument to inflate the abdomen slightly with a harmless gas.
Signs and symptoms of endometriosis are nonspecific, and an acceptably accurate noninvasive diagnostic test has yet to be reported. Serum markers do not provide adequate diagnostic accuracy. The preferred method for diagnosis of endometriosis is surgical visual inspection of pelvic organs with histologic confirmation.