by Anna Johnson

Created on: April 28, 2008   Last Updated: April 29, 2008

From the first day of my life I had this condition, I was born with a inverted cervix which in my case made it hard for all the blood to come down. This in turn became scar tissue which was later diagnosed as Endometriosis. At age 23 I had my first surgery to try to correct what was like a time bomb in my body. This condition can seem like the end of the world if you do not have children.

But I am here to tell you it is not I am living proof. I had some challenges but in the end I have two wonderful healthy beautiful sons. I was born with this medical condition and I survived it so can you.

Endometriosis is a medical condition in which scar tissue grows outside of the uterine wall. It affects around 89 million women in a age range from 30-40 years old. But in some rare cases people that are born with inverted cervix's suffer from endometriosis.

Each month when your cycle comes on most women that have this medical condition suffer from heavy bleeding even blood clots. In spite of all the blood that does come during the monthly cycle all of the blood does not come down like it is suppose to. Because of the blood being trapped it turns into scar tissue and lesions which can not only grow outside the uterus, but also destroy the ovary's, and organs that are near your reproductive system.

If you are experiencing heavy bleeding, cramping, pain during sex,infertility, painful bowel movements, urinary urgency and or nausea seek medical treatment. There is no cure for endometriosis but two things can be done to help it. The provider first order a ultrasound or a MRI. Even with both of these test sometimes the it may not appear.

The doctor can also do a laparscopic procedeure to surgically remove the scar tissue. There is no guarantee if they remove the tissue that it will not come back. The next step after the diagnosis and the removal is to shut the reproductive system down. The doctor can do this by prescribing birth control pills. Each day you will take a different pill until you get to the green pill, the green pills will be skipped and you will move onto your next pack. The next pack of pills will start usually with a brown pill. The reason for skipping directly to the brown pill is because you will not get a period. In not getting a period this will keep the scar tissue from coming back. When and if you are ready to have children then at that time you will have a better chance at conceiving.

In some cases if left untreated a complete or partial hysterectomy is necessary because the scar tissue begins to impact the bladder or other organs. But before considering any procedure if you do not have children having the tissue removed first maybe the best thing to do. After giving birth to a child there are studies that show that endometriosis does improve.

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