Beware of Missed Diagnosis of Endometriosis Symptoms

　　Famous doctor’s mailbox:
　　I often Dysmenorrhea , menstruation is not very normal either, recently it arrived Hospital After detailed examination, the doctor said that I was probably suffering from Uterus Endometriosis, what kind of disease is this? I don’t quite understand what is said on the Internet. My company organizes a gynecological examination every year, but no disease is found in me. Why?

　　Answer: Liu Mingxing, deputy chief physician of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College

　　The normal position of the endometrium should be in the uterine cavity. The endometrium sheds and bleeds with the cyclic changes of the ovaries, which is menstruation. When the lining of the uterus appears outside the uterine cavity, it is called endometriosis. it is currently common Gynecology disease One of the good sexually transmitted diseases However, it has the ability of distant metastasis and implantation growth similar to that of malignant tumors.

　　The most common sites of ectopic endometrium are the pelvic organs and peritoneum. Every time menstruation occurs, the ectopic endometrium will also be affected by hormones to menstruate regularly, but it cannot be excreted from the body like normal menstruation. Therefore, purple-brown spots and vesicles appear in the lesion area, and eventually develop into purple-blue nodules or masses of varying sizes, leading to menstruation. stomach ache , secondary dysmenorrhea, sexual discomfort and infertility and other symptoms. Its pathogenesis has not been fully understood, so effective preventive measures have not yet been discovered.

　　The diagnosis of this disease requires comprehensive judgment by a gynecologist with certain experience through gynecological examination and some auxiliary examinations. A simple physical examination may sometimes result in a missed diagnosis.