| While there is currently no cure for the disease, there | | | | very well in both decreasing the pain and reducing |
| are many endometriosis treatments that women can | | | | the amount of actual menstrual flow. If the women |
| go through to improve the quality of their lives and | | | | are committed to a long term plan, hormone |
| cut down on the discomfort and pain that women | | | | suppression therapy may work. To be effective, it |
| who have the condition suffer with. Since the main | | | | must be done for at least several months, and can |
| complication of endometriosis is infertility, many | | | | continue for years. This approach reduces and can |
| women who want to have babies choose to treat | | | | even eliminate the menstrual flow all together. |
| that symptom first and most aggressively. Between | | | | Surgical endometriosis treatments can include a |
| one third and one half of women who have difficulty | | | | hysterectomy. When this is done, the doctor |
| getting pregnant suffer from endometriosis, making it | | | | removes the uterus and surrounding tissue. With |
| one of the most common diseases in women in | | | | laparoscopy, the docotor scissors, lasers, scalpels and |
| America. For this, laparoscopies are common, which | | | | cauters the endometriotic tissue. When done |
| removes the growths in women who are affected | | | | properly, recurrence rates can be less than 20 |
| by mild to moderate endometriosis. Fertility drugs like | | | | percent. Naturally, because of its high success rates |
| clomiphene and in-vitro fertilization are also options. | | | | laparoscopy is one of the more popular ways to |
| If the women don't want to have a baby, there are | | | | treat endometriosis. In very extreme and rare cases, |
| several different endometriosis treatments that | | | | the doctor may perform a neurectomy, where the |
| tackle the pain. In severe cases, narcotic prescriptions | | | | nerves to the uterus are cut and the patient feels no |
| may be used. In less severe cases, NSAIDs work | | | | more pain associated with it. |