WHO GETS ENDOMETRIOSIS?
Endometriosis usually occurs 2 – 8 years after a woman starts having menses (the menarche). Symptoms resolve spontaneously in the menopause, but if women take HRT then symptoms can persist as the endometriosis is sustained by the oestrogen in the HRT. Women with endometriosis who fall pregnancy often find that the disease improves. Endometriosis is therefore more common in women who have never had children or who are infertile. It used to be thought that endometriosis in more common in Western women, but this is more likely due to the fact that Western women are more likely to access medical treatment when the disease is made. Also, the small family sizes may mean that Western women are more exposed to the risk of development of the disease.
