Parenting is an amazing experience that comes with a lot of joys and challenges. It requires patience, understanding, hard work, and dedication to raising healthy children who can thrive in life. Unfortunately, parenting can be made more difficult for those living with endometriosis – a chronic and debilitating condition that affects the female reproductive system. Endometriosis can cause pelvic pain, fatigue, and, most notably, infertility.
In this article, we will explain the basics of this debilitating disease and how it affects your ability to have a child. We’ll even think of some ways you can fight back against endometriosis.
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What is Endometriosis?
First, a quick background on this word that is rather hard to say. Endometriosis (In-doe-me-tree-o-sis) is a disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus grows outside it.
This tissue can grow on your ovaries, fallopian tubes, and other organs in the pelvic area. It can be painful and cause irritation to these organs as well as to nearby nerves.
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It’s estimated that 1 in 10 women between the ages of 15 and 44 have endometriosis. The condition has been around for centuries but wasn’t widely recognized until the 1970s.
As understanding of this disease has grown, so too have treatments available to help manage its symptoms and try to prevent further progression.
With proper diagnosis and treatment, endometriosis can be managed to help improve quality of life for those living with it.
How Endometriosis Affects Fertility
Alright, now for the scary part. Endometriosis has been known to reduce the likelihood of conceiving a child naturally, as well as increase the risk of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancies. This can make parenting more difficult and heartbreaking.
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In fact, nearly half of the women with endometriosis have infertility-related issues.
While it may not be impossible to conceive a child with endometriosis, it is important to
