Endometriosis, a new indication for in vitro fertilisation?
Endometriosis affects one in ten women. The two main symptoms are pain and infertility, presenting the clinician with a conflict of interests: on the one hand, the treatment of pain is mainly based on blocking ovarian function, and on the other hand, women who wish to become pregnant need to maintain ovarian function. It […]
PGT or Preimplantation Genetic Test
When must it be done? The pre-implantation genetic test analyses the embryonic DNA to determine the presence of genetic anomalies, whether they are alterations in a single gene, diagnosis of PGT-M monogenic diseases, or structural alterations (missing or on a chromosomal fragment) PGT-Sr, or anomalies in the number of PGT-A chromosomes. It is not […]
Pain, the main symptom of endometriosis
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects 10% of women. More than 60% of women diagnosed with endometriosis have chronic pelvic pain (1). However, the mechanisms by which endometriosis induces chronic pain are not fully understood to date. Surgical removal of endometriotic lesions relieves pain, which supports the idea that these lesions are […]
How does endometriosis affect quality of life?
One in ten women of reproductive age suffer from endometriosis. Endometriosis is a chronic, often progressive inflammatory disease characterised by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, affecting 170 million women worldwide. Endometriosis not only causes physical but also psychological effects such as depression or anxiety, it also affects interpersonal relationships or […]
How is endometriosis treated?
In this blog post we talk about the medical treatment of endometriosis and how we can help to control its symptoms. It is important to study each case, determine the level of endometriosis and consider the different treatment options, including surgery, also taking into account whether the patient wishes to have children in the […]
Becoming a mother after Endometriosis diagnosis
Endometriosis is present in about 35% of women who have fertility problems, but this does not necessarily mean that they cannot become mothers. Here is another real case of Endometriosis that we have treated at the Clinica Fertia with a happy ending. A case in which we want to emphasize once again the importance […]
Endometriosis, the clinical history as a fundamental key for its diagnosis
Endometriosis is considered to be a chronic hormonal-dependent inflammatory disease, that is, affected by hormones. This disease influences the quality of life of women who suffer from it, it can be painful, very uncomfortable and even affect their fertility. Its symptoms tend to be thought of as normal by most women thus delaying its […]
Up to what age can I become a mother?
Nowadays, this is a frequently asked question by many women because for personal or social reasons more and more women are choosing to delay motherhood. The reality is that there is no specific age to become a mother, although it is true that after the age of 35 our fertility begins to decline, however […]
Adenomyosis and fertility
Endometriosis and Adenomyosis can present very similar symptoms, in fact, both pathologies can be present at the same time. It is estimated that around a quarter to a third of women with Endometriosis also have Adenomyosis. In this post we go a little deeper into the knowledge of Adenomyosis, What it is, Why it […]
Endometriosis in adolescents
The history of endometriosis is the natural history of a chronic illness that accompanies women throughout their lives, the diagnostic and therapeutic management can vary at different stages of life. In this post we are going to focus on endometriosis in adolescents. The main problem at this age is that many adolescents do not go […]