Endometriosis: Endometriosis occurs when tissue that should line the inside of your uterus, the endometrium, grows outside of it instead. ... Surrounding areas may become inflamed or swollen, and scar tissue and lesions can develop. The most common site for endometriosis is on your ovaries. -webmd Endometriosis is known as the 'invisible disease" because it does not show up in blood work, on ultrasounds, in colonoscopies, during pap smears, etc. Most doctors are not qualified to go much further than diagnosing. The only way to see it is to do a laparoscopy where the surgeon opens you up through the abdomen. More sophisticated surgeons /radiologists can diagnose endometriosis from a MRI but they have to be very knowledgeable on what they're looking for. Most OB/GYN's and radiologists miss it completely. Many women, myself included, have been mis-diagnosed for years because endometriosis can spread to places other than just your ovaries, causing a variety ...
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