One In 10 Women Suffer From A Disease That Goes Years Undetected: Endometriosis

By Jaimie Goldstein, CBS Denver:

(CBS4) – We may all have pelvic pain and not know what’s going on in our bodies. But some women who have pain don’t get the answers they need until damage is done.

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is an inflammatory condition where tissue that normally lines the uterus, grows outside of that. It can be painful and can go years undetected. One in ten suffer from it.

Dr. Allison Staley, a gynecologic oncologist with Rocky Mountain Gynecologic Oncology says the reason endometriosis so commonly misdiagnosed or just missed entirely is because “it has a lot of vague symptoms that can come from it. You can have very painful periods. Some people can have pain with passing bowel movements, urination or with intercourse. Or none of those at all, actually.”

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