How to Manage Endometriosis Naturally

Banish painful periods and improve fertility

Endometriosis is a painful condition that affects one in ten women where endometrial-like tissue (similar to the tissue that lines the uterus) grows outside of the uterus on organs including the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the bowel. Women with endometriosis tend to experience painful, heavy periods and a range of other uncomfortable symptoms when they menstruate. Learn how to manage endometriosis naturally to banish painful periods and improve fertility.

What causes endometriosis?

Like with many hormonal conditions, the exact cause of endometriosis is unknown; however, there several factors implicated with this painful condition, including:

• Retrograde menstruation which occurs when menstrual blood (containing endometrial cells) flows back through the fallopian tubes into the pelvic area instead of out through the vagina. The endometrial cells are thought to stick to surfaces within the pelvis where they grow and thicken during the menstrual cycle. During menses when the endometrium (womb lining) sheds, the displaced endometrial cells within the pelvic cavity also shed and bleed, causing much discomfort and pain.

• Surgical scars such as after a caesarean birth or a hysterectomy have been known to leak menstrual blood into the pelvic cavity.

• Cell transformation when embryonic cells (early-stage development cells) and peritoneal cells (cells that line your abdomen) turn into endometrial-like cells due to a hormonal influence.

• Immune system disorders where the body isn’t able to recognise and destroy endometrial-like tissue that is growing in the wrong place.

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