Treating Endometriosis

Since there is no known specific cause for endometriosis and most medical experts have their own theories, there is also no known treatment that addresses the problem of endometriosis. There are however, treatment methods that will address specific symptoms, as well as an approach towards a healthier lifestyle.

Thus, treatment of endometriosis is based on the personal circumstances of each woman suffering from this condition. The doctor will have to factor in her age, lifestyle, the symptoms she is experiencing, and her desire to have children. In other words, a holistic approach is always going to be the best treatment to consider.

One of the most common sign of endometriosis is pain. The pain can range from very mild to extreme excruciating to the point of not being able to function normally. Thus, there are varying level of pain medication that can be prescribed.

For the mild to tolerable pain, a paracetamol will do the job very well. However, if the pain starts to get a little intolerable, your doctor may prescribed Codeine or Ponstan which are mild narcotics and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, respectively.

Other treatment that should be considered is hormonal. It is also possible that the cause for the endometriosis is the hormone production of oestrogen or estrogen. This is one of the four main female hormones that are responsible for your menstrual cycle. Estrogen is the hormone that is produced every month, and once a month, the production goes into high gear to prepare the uterus for pregnancy. However, if there is no fertilization, then the lining of the uterus is eliminated in the form of the menstrual cycle.

Endometriosis feeds on this hormone, so one treatment would be to lower the production of this hormone to control this disorder. This has to be done carefully because a woman may want to get pregnant, so a balance has to be achieved so as not to compromise pregnancy. One form of treatment would to oral contraceptive pills which will defeat the purpose of pregnancy. There is another treatment known as pseudo-pregnancy which mimics a pregnant state so that endometriosis growth will stop. This would involve taking contraceptives that have estrogen or progesterone in the hope that it would help break the menstrual cycle.

Surgery is the last option a woman can have and this involves removing all endometriosis growths like the cysts, lesions, and adhesions. It is imperative
That the surgery be as complete and as thorough as possible, and so the surgery skills must be above par.

It is also an option to have a hysterectomy as a permanent cure for endometriosis. Of course, this is a major decision, and needs to be considered very carefully.