Why does the presence of endometriosis cause pelvic pain?
• Q. What are the symptoms and characteristics of endometriosis? • Q. Can I have endometriosis without having any symptoms? • Q. What are the characteristics of the pain associated with endometriosis? • Q. Is painful intercourse a symptom of endometriosis? • Q. Is it true that some patients with endometriosis have bloody stools, bloody urine, painful urination and painful bowel movements? • Q. I was told that I have uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Does this happen frequently? • Q. How often does endometriosis lead to cancer? • Q. I have pain all the time and since the pain of endometriosis is usually just prior and during the menstrual cycle, is it possible that I have endometriosis? • Q. I have had two spontaneous miscarriages and later on, when I was diagnosed as having endometriosis, I was told that these events could be related. Is this true? • Q. On pelvic examination, I had a retroplaced uterus and my doctor said I had endometriosis. How common is this? • Q. I had a hysterect
