ENDOMETRIOSIS

 

ENDOMETRIOSIS -Subha . R

Endometrium tissue goes outside the uterine lining and starts growing there

Causes

·       Retrograde menstruation -menstrual blood shed out flow back through the fallopian tube and into the pelvic cavity

·       Endometrial cell transport – tissue transported through blood

·       Direct transplantation -it is after surgery

·       Transformation peritoneal cells

·       Embryonic cell transformation – oestrogen may transfer embryonic cell – cell in the earliest stage of development

Spread—pt with 20 yrs nose bleed during every menstrual cycle took the tissue bleed ..

endometrial tissues their in nose,Around on the pelvic organ,Ft, Ligament , Lining of the pelvic , Bladder ,Cervix, intestine , Rectum , Stomach , Vagina

Ovarian endometrioma ( chocolate cyst ).Ovary start to proliferate .It builds up over there and form as cyst .It is very large cyst

Sign

·       Dysmenorrhea – pelvic pain before and extend several days into a menstrual period

·       Dyspareunia – pain during or after sex

·       Pain with bowel movement or urination – during menstrual period

·       Menorrhagia -occasional heavy menstrual period or inter menstrual bleeding ..increase amount of bleeding

·       Infertility -

·       Other signs and symptoms – fatigue, diarrhoea , constipation , bloating or nausea especially during menstrual period

 Risk factor

Family history

Early menstruation ( 11 yrs)

Shorter menstrual days

Heavy menstrual period lasting more than seven days

Never giving birth

Going through menopause

Low body mass index

Pathology

In endometriosis

Under the influence of hormones endometrial tissue that is located outside the uterus thickens breaks down and bleeds each month. This blood cannot exit the body the blood becomes trapped form cysts scar tissue and adhesions infertility

Common area  

Bladder

3.       Ovary – endometrioma

4.       Utero sacral ligament

5.       Intestine

6.       Cervix

Diagnostic method

n  surgical visual inspection

n  serum cancer antigen 125 greater than 35

n  cytokine int -6

n  serum cancer antigen 19-9

n  transvaginal usg – retroperitoneal and uterosacral ligament

n 

n  laproscopy

Bimanual examination:-

n  signs may be absent or may include tender nodules in the posterior vaginal fornix

n  uterine motion tenderness is positive

n  a fixed and retroverted uterus will be felt

n  teender adenexal masses resulting from endometriomas

n  utero sacral pain

n  prognosis

n  laproscopic adhesive lysis

Treatment

medroxyprogesterone

danazol

presacral neurectomy

 salpingo oophorectomy

 

diagnostic laproscopy—place of endometriosis , rupture the endometriosis

 analgesic

oral contraceptives

androgenic agent

 progestogens – medroxyprogesterone – if menstruation doesn’t happen endometrium doesn’t grow ..line of treatment for 6 months is stopping of menstruation – the tissue will automatically shed

Ayurvedic treatment

  pitta samana

shobha hara

  more bleeding- vata pittam

✅More adhesions – vata kapha

 lekhana property medicine

  vata shamana

krimi chikitsa also done

 

Internal medicine

1.       sukumara  ks

2.       phala sarpi, sukumara ghritam- don’t use

3.       gandharvahstathi ks

4.       mahathikthakam- adhesion removed

5.       guguulu panchapola choorna

6.       rejotone – menorrhagia is reduced

7.       kurunjikuzhambu -lekhana

8.       vaishwarna guduchiyathi

9.       trayandhi ks- granthi

10.   kumari asava –  uterine booster

11.   dhanwantaraaristam – pain

Sodhana

snehapana

  dadimadi

 kalyanaka

tikthaka

  Ashoka

Chiruvilvadi

  Tila taila

Virechnaa

Eranda taila

 Hingutriguna tailam

Prevention

Pregnancy and breast feeding

  Eating fruits – citus fruits

✅not to use sanitary pad for more than 6 hrs

  Menstrual cup also cause for endometriosis

  Intake of spicy and salty is avoided

 Proper exercise is advised

  Unnecessary surgery is avoided 

 

 


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