Summary
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: For almost all this past year, I have had off- and-on pain in my lower abdomen. My doctor put me through all sorts of tests, including scans, but nothing turned up. Now I'm seeing a gynecology doctor, who thinks I have endometriosis. I'm not at all familiar with this. What does it entail? - G.D.
ANSWER: The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. Every month, in preparation for nurturing a fertilized egg, it grows. If no egg is fertilized, the lining is shed during the menstrual period.See the full content of this document
Extract
Uterine Lining Grows in Distant Sites
Endometriosis is uterine-lining tissue in places outside the uterus. It can be in or on the bladder, the bowel, the rectum, the ovary or the dropcloth (the peritoneum) that cov...
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