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...eventually discovered that she suffered from the same insidious condition: endometriosis, an often unrecognized disease that afflicts anywhere from 4 million to 10 million American women and is a major cause of infertility. The condition is caused by the spread and growth of tissue from the lining of the uterus (or endometrium) beyond the uterine walls. These endometrial cells form bandlike patches and scars throughout the pelvis and around the ovaries and Fallopian tubes, resulting in a variety of symptoms and degrees of discomfort. Because endometriosis has been associated with delayed childbearing, it is sometimes called the "career woman...
...menstruation." Instead of flowing down through the cervix and vagina, some menstrual blood and tissue back up through the Fallopian tubes and spill out into the pelvic cavity (see chart). Normally this errant flow is harmlessly absorbed, but in some cases the stray tissue may implant itself outside the uterus and continue to grow. A second theory suggests that the disease arises from misplaced embryonic cells that have lain scattered around the abdominal cavity since birth. When the monthly hormonal cycles begin at puberty, says Dr. Howard Judd, director of gynecological endocrinology at UCLA Medical Center, "some of these cells...
...severe cases of endometriosis, surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus may be the only solution. But less extreme surgery can often help. At Atlanta's Northside Hospital, Dr. Camran Nezhat has had success with a high- tech procedure called videolaseroscopy, which employs a laparoscope rigged with a tiny video camera and a laser. The camera images, enlarged on a video screen, enable Nezhat to zero in on endometrial tissue and vaporize it with the laser. In a study of 102 previously infertile patients, Nezhat found that 60.7% were able to conceive within two years of videolaseroscopy treatment...
...disease has been known to cause inflammation of the testicles in men, while in women, chlamydia can cause pregnancies outside the uterus, the report says. The UHS handbook says that the disease can make urination painful for both men and women...
...According to the results of a study of 1,237 women, published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, older women who smoke more than a pack of cigarettes a day have only about half the risk of developing cancer of the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) that their nonsmoking peers have. The report, by a team of researchers from several medical centers, on closer examination gives smokers little reason to celebrate...