Patient's question:
Endometritis: What Not to EatI got married last year, and recently I've been experiencing lower abdominal pain, especially during my period. I'm very worried it might affect my fertility, and I also feel extremely cold and sensitive to cold.
Doctor's answer:
Endometriosis has two Western medical treatment methods: surgery and medication.1. Medication treatment: This primarily involves oral hormones, such as pseudopregnancy and pseudomenopause therapy, which artificially induce amenorrhea and menopause. This can lead to many side effects, including damage to liver and kidney function. Additionally, the recurrence rate is very high once the medication is stopped, and stopping it may also cause a rebound effect.
2. Surgical treatment: Surgical treatment includes conservative treatment, semi-relief treatment, and complete relief treatment.
- Conservative treatment preserves fertility by only removing the nodules of endometriosis, aiming to restore the patient's normal anatomical and physiological functions so they can conceive.
- Semi-relief surgical treatment involves removing the uterus, one ovary, and all endometriosis lesions within the pelvic cavity.