Understanding endometriosis and birth control pills

Endometriosis is a chronic progressive disease controlled by hormone levels. Therefore, in order to better understand the causes and relief of pain symptoms in female endometriosis, it is worthwhile to see the relationship between endometriosis and birth control pills.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disease that affects women's puberty and begins menstruation. Although young women and girls are diagnosed with a higher incidence, it usually affects women in the 1940s.

Sustained abdominal pain that may worsen during menstruation and pain in other parts of the body are characteristic of endometriosis. This is the main symptom of endometriosis, but it is usually the most debilitating of all symptoms of endometriosis.

The name endometriosis comes from endometrial tissue, similar to the endometrial tissue found in the endometrium [endometrium] that grows in other parts of the body [usually the pelvis].

These tissues do not occur every month if they are pregnant, they are located in the body, growing, falling off and bleeding. The process controlled by estrogen estrogen. For endometrial tissue that is misplaced outside the uterus, these can cause inflammation and scarring because there is no place for unwanted tissue to go.

This accumulation and adhesion may form over time. These are the pathways of scar tissue that connect organs together and can compromise the flexibility of reproductive organisms, leading to infertility. Because endometriosis is associated with hormones, symptoms tend to worsen during menstruation.
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  By controlling hormones, you can minimize the symptoms of endometriosis. This is where the contraceptives come in.

Birth control pills

Contraceptives are mainly used to help prevent pregnancy in women. These oral contraceptives work by regulating estrogen. The contraceptive pill can regulate the content of estrogen in the body and another hormone progesterone.

Therefore, when a female takes birth control pills, her estrogen levels are lowered and progesterone is elevated, which prevents the growth of endometrial tissue. By doing so, the contraceptive pill can be easily used to treat endometriosis and its symptoms.
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  For mild to moderate endometriosis, taking birth control pills is an option and you should talk to your doctor to control your symptoms.

When taking birth control pills to treat endometriosis and not just for contraception, you will continue to take active pills. This means that when your body thinks you are pregnant, you will not have a period of time. By doing this, you may find that when your body adapts to the pill, you will notice some spots.

But remember some side effects, you need to determine if the pain of endometriosis exceeds the risk of taking birth control pills. Side effects can include weight gain on the face, acne and hair growth.

As more and more options are available, you may want to talk about the pros and cons of using contraceptives to control your symptoms and your doctor.

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Endometriosis and contraceptives have one thing in common: hormones - endometriosis is directly affected by hormone levels in women, and pills regulate these hormones.

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