Diagnosis

Your doctor may suspect something is abnormal while performing a pelvic exam. The only way to confirm a diagnosis of endometriosis is to look directly inside the body. This is usually done by laparoscopy. Laparoscopy is often done with general anesthesia. The doctor makes a small cut near your navel. A thin lighted scope-a laparoscope-is then inserted into your abdomen. The laparoscope allows the doctor to view the pelvic organs. The doctor can then better tell the extent of the en-dometriosis. Sometimes a small amount of tissue is removed during the procedure. This is called a biopsy. Studying the tissue in a laboratory helps confirm the diagnosis. Endometriosis can also be treated with laparoscopy. If endometrial tissue is found during the laparoscopy, your doctor may decide to remove it right away, if possible.

Laparoscopy

Endometrium

Endometriosis

Symptoms

Treatment
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