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Title: Debbye has been having pelvic pain, especially during her monthly period, for many months. She has ...
Post by: ARLKQ on May 27, 2020

Debbye has been having pelvic pain, especially during her monthly period, for many months. She has been to several doctors and they all tell her that she is just experiencing extra-heavy monthly flows. The tests all turn up negative. She has been trying to conceive but nothing works. What could the problem be?

Title: Debbye has been having pelvic pain, especially during her monthly period, for many months. She has ...
Post by: heyhey123 on May 27, 2020

Debbye likely has endometriosis. This problem is very difficult to diagnose and every case is different. Generally it requires laparoscopic views to find the problem. Endometriosis can cause sterility by cycles of endometrial cell growth and death, leading to inflammation followed by scar formation that in turn may block the uterine tubes, which prevents the sperm from getting to the egg or the egg from getting to the uterus.