| About 33% of the 5.5 million women suffering | | | | and bladder. Bladder endometriosis versus |
| from endometriosis in North America have | | | | urinary tract infection and interstitial |
| bladder endometriosis. Usually only women who | | | | cystitis . This illness is quite difficult to |
| are in their reproductive years are prone to | | | | detect. If the symptoms are just painful |
| developing this chronic condition. In order | | | | urination, cause can be misdiagnosed as a |
| for you to understand what bladder | | | | urinary tract infection. However, you will |
| endometriosis is its best to know more about | | | | realize that you don't have a urinary tract |
| endometriosis itself. Endometriosis is a | | | | infection if antibiotics don't seem to work |
| gynecological condition in which the cells | | | | and symptoms continue to manifest. Moreover, |
| lining the uterus, called endometrium, grow | | | | laboratory results will show nonexistence of |
| in areas where they are not supposed to grow. | | | | bacteria in your urine. Another disease that |
| The usual locations of endometriosis are the | | | | has very similar symptoms to bladder |
| vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes and other | | | | endometriosis is interstitial cystitis. In |
| areas in the pelvic region. However, these | | | | fact, over 70 % of women suffering from |
| misplaced cells are also sometimes found | | | | bladder endometriosis are misdiagnosed and |
| outside the pelvic area, in areas like the | | | | told they have interstitial cystitis. Women |
| bladder and rarely the lungs. When | | | | suffering from interstitial cystitis have |
| endometrium cells grow inside the bladder, | | | | inflammation in the area between the lining |
| the condition is called bladder | | | | of the bladder and the bladder muscle. That |
| endometriosis. Symptoms of Endometriosis of | | | | is why the sufferers of this disease also |
| the Bladder Not all cases of endometriosis | | | | complain of pain in the pelvic region, blood |
| are reported because sometimes women do not | | | | or pus in the urine, difficulty in urination, |
| associate any symptoms they have with the | | | | pain during intercourse and frequent |
| condition or they may be unaware they have | | | | urination. In order to determine if you're |
| endometriosis. However, most women with | | | | suffering from either bladder endometriosis |
| bladder endometriosis complain of pain, which | | | | or interstitial cystitis, you need to undergo |
| can either be mild or acute, in the pelvic | | | | cystoscopy, a procedure in which a doctor |
| area, especially during their monthly period. | | | | will insert a device called a cystoscope into |
| Most women only find out that they have this | | | | your urethra. This will enable the doctor to |
| disease five to seven years after its onset | | | | view the bladder and get cell samples for |
| because many believe the pains they are | | | | biopsy. One glaring difference between |
| feeling are from premenstrual syndrome. A lot | | | | bladder endometriosis and interstitial |
| of women only begin to consider the | | | | cystitis is that only women suffer from |
| seriousness of the situation when they | | | | bladder endometriosis, whereas men can also |
| experience other symptoms of the disease. | | | | have interstitial cystitis, generally around |
| Other indications that you have bladder | | | | 10% of IC suffers are men. Sign up below for |
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| sometimes you may even have pus or blood in | | | | of endometriosis in detail and also provides |
| your urine, especially during menstruation. | | | | natural ways to reduce symptoms. |
| You may also experience painful intercourse, | | | | |
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| kidneys or bladder area, extreme fatigue and | | | | newsletter - Overflowing with easy to |
| even fever. Bladder endometriosis is a | | | | implement methods to help you discover more |
| serious illness because it can lead to | | | | about bladder endometriosis. |
| complications such as damage to the kidneys | | | | |