How can I prevent endometriosis?

Pelvic pain and pain during sex are two of the more common signs that the disease is returning. However, your patient may have vaginal bleeding or low back pain as well depending on the location and severity of the endometrioma. The risk of recurrence varies by the severity of the disease case and choice of surgery.

The most recent studies have shown that endometriosis recurs at a rate of 20% to 40% within five years following conservative surgery. The use of oral contraceptive, other suppressive hormonal therapy, or progesterone intra uterine device (IUD) after surgery has been shown to reduce the recurrence of pain symptoms.

1. Talk to your doctor about hormonal birth control methods, such as pills, patches or rings with lower doses of estrogen.
2. Exercise regularly (more than 4 hours a week).
3. Avoid large amounts of alcohol.
4. Avoid large amount of drinks with caffeine.

Endometriosis can also come back after surgery. ACOG estimates that endometriosis symptoms like pain return in 40 to 80 percent of people within 2 years of surgery.

Most women have less endometriosis pain after laparoscopy. But the results may not last, and the pain can come back. Research suggests that laparoscopy tends to work better for moderate endometriosis, rather than mild forms.

The procedure usually takes 30 to 45 minutes. If endometriosis or scar tissue needs to be removed, your surgeon will use one of various techniques, including cutting and removing tissue (excision) or destroying it with a laser beam or electric current (electrocautery).

There is no cure for endometriosis. Hormone therapy or taking out tissue with laparoscopic surgery can ease pain. But pain often returns within a year or two. Taking out the ovaries (oophorectomy) and the uterus (hysterectomy) usually relieves pain.

Ovarian remnant syndrome When removing the ovaries, a bit of ovarian tissue can be left behind. This is linked to recurrent endometriosis. It’s possible that hormone secretions from this tissue get the disease process going again.

Endometriosis is a condition that causes the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus to grow outside of the uterus, resulting in period pain and a shorter amount of time in between cycles. In many cases, endometriosis can also cause excessive menstrual bleeding.