Treatment of endometriosis should be done as directed by the gynecologist and aims to relieve symptoms, especially pain, bleeding and infertility. To do this, your doctor may recommend the use of pain relievers, contraceptives, or depending on the severity of your symptoms, may indicate surgery.
The treatment indicated by the doctor should take in person the age of the woman, the desire to fall asleep, the location of the disease and the severity of the symptoms.
- The main objective of pharmacological treatment.
- Called clinical treatment.
- Is the relief of symptoms and to do so.
- The doctor may indicate the use of the contraceptive pill to prevent ovulation and prevent inflammation of the endometrial tissue at the origin of the epidemic.
- Ether.
- This treatment is recommended for women who do not want to fall asleep.
- Once the menstrual cycle can be interrupted.
To treat endometriosis with medications, your gynecologist may recommend the use of:
In women who wish to be pregnant, painkillers or anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen or naproxen, are generally recommended to reduce inflammation and reduce pain and bleeding, especially during the menstrual period.
Surgery is indicated when medication treatment is not effective or when symptoms are very severe and directly interfere with a woman’s quality of life, so surgery is indicated in cases of excessive growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, very severe problems or fertility.
Surgery to treat endometriosis is used to remove endometrial tissue implanted in the uterus, reducing symptoms and facilitating delivery. This surgery may be performed by laparoscopy, in mild cases of the disease, where there is little endometrial tissue outside the uterus and no need to remove organs, which reduces recovery time.
When endometriosis is very severe and the woman does not want to leave, she may recommend definitive surgery because the uterus and ovaries are removed, as surgery is performed to remove the uterus and ovaries.
The consequences of endometriosis vary depending on its location and are mild, moderate or severe. The main consequences of untreated endometriosis are:
Adhesions formed in the abdominal organs;
Difficulty getting pregnant;
Infertility;
Commitment of organisms such as the ovaries, uterus, bladder and intestines.
Endometriosis is characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue inside the abdomen, which is the tissue that develops in the uterus and prepares it to receive the embryo and as a result of the development of the embargo, when it occurs, the endometrium detaches leading to menstruation.
In endometriosis, it can be found attached to the outside of the ovaries, uterus, bladder, intestine or anywhere else in this region, you are sensitive to hormones and also bleed during menstruation, so the patient produces a lot of cramps during menstruation and in the most severe cases of inflammation and adherence, since there are “menstruations” from which to leave.
Learn more about endometriosis and its main symptoms.