Patient's question:
What is endometriosis? The question "What is endometriosis?" is very troublesome: I want to ask what causes my follicles not to break, and what are the symptoms of follicles not breaking? I've been feeling bad mentally and sleeping poorly for these past few months, my body is quite weak, I'm thin, and I feel cold easily. I have severe qi stagnation and blood stasis, and I often get pimples on my face. Additionally, I have high blood sugar. I want to ask if I can get fertility injections with this condition.Doctor's answer:
What is endometriosis? Under normal circumstances, the endometrium covers the uterine cavity. If, due to certain factors, the endometrium grows in other parts of the body, it can become endometriosis. This ectopic endometrium not only has glandular tissue of the endometrium in histology but also has endometrial stroma surrounding it. Functionally, it shows significant changes with estrogen levels, varying with the menstrual cycle, but it is only partially affected by progesterone, producing a small amount of "menstruation" and causing various clinical phenomena. If a patient becomes pregnant, the ectopic endometrium may undergo decidual changes. Although this ectopic endometrium grows in other tissues or organs, it is different from the invasion of malignant tumors. The peak incidence of this disease occurs between the ages of 30 and 40.