Endometriosis is when tissue is found outside
the uterus that appears similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium). Endometriosis may grow on the outside of your uterus, ovaries, and tubes and even on your bladder or intestines. This tissue can irritate structures that it touches, causing pain and adhesions (scar tissue) on these organs.
Does endometriosis cause infertility?
If you have endometriosis, it may be more difficult for you to become pregnant. Up to 30% to 50% of women with endometriosis may experience infertility.
Endometriosis can influence fertility in several ways:
– Distorted anatomy of the pelvis
– adhesions
– scarred fallopian tubes
– inflammation of the pelvic structures
– altered immune system functioning
– changes in the hormonal environment of the eggs
– impaired implantation of a pregnancy, and altered egg quality.
There are scoring system for endometriosis.This scoring system correlates with pregnancy success. This score determines whether your endometriosis is considered minimal (Stage 1), mild (Stage 2), moderate (Stage 3), or severe (Stage 4). Women with severe (Stage 4) endometriosis, which causes considerable scarring,blocked fallopian tubes, and damaged ovaries, experience the most difficulty becoming pregnant and often require advanced fertility treatment.
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