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 […]
Can low ovarian reserve be improved?
The treatment and handling of patients with low ovarian reserve is currently a source of controversy, as there is no defined strategy to adopt in this group of women who have a poorer prognosis for achieving pregnancy. In this post, we talk about dual stimulation, a new strategy to improve low ovarian response. The importance […]
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 […]
The origin and evolution of endometriosis
In medical terms, to refer to the origin and evolution of a disease with all the factors that are involved in it, we talk about the ‘pathogenesis’ of said disease. In this post we are going to talk about the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Despite having been documented for the first time more than a century […]
Endometriosis: We need to stop normalizing menstrual pain
To mark the occasion of International Endometriosis Day, last Sunday 14th of March, we have prepared a post for social media in order to raise awareness, highlight the symptoms and speak openly about this pathology that many women suffer in silence without even knowing they have it and that can also affect their quality […]