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Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease in which cells of the endometrium (the inner layer of the uterine wall) grow outside the boundaries of this layer. It develops more often in women of reproductive age and is the background of precancerous diseases. In the world, endometriosis affects approximately 10% (190 million) of women and girls of reproductive age.
It is a chronic disease whose symptoms include severe pain during menstruation, intercourse, defecation and/or urination, chronic pelvic pain, bloating, nausea, fatigue, and sometimes depression, anxiety disorder, and infertility. Due to the variety of symptoms of endometriosis, it is not easy for doctors to diagnose this disease, and many people who suffer from it do not know much about it. Therefore, sometimes quite a long time passes from the moment of symptoms occurrence to the establishment of a diagnosis.
It is believed that endometriosis was discovered with the help of a microscope by the Czech scientist Karl von Rokitansky in 1860. Although there are data on earlier studies. and the symptoms of the disease have been described since ancient times. Underestimation and misunderstanding of endometriosis became the reason that even modern medicine knows very little about it. Continued research and awareness of the disease worldwide is needed to ensure effective prevention, early diagnosis and more effective treatment.
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