Endometriosis is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. One in 10 women globally, have this condition and are often advised to find solace in performing laparoscopic surgery to remove damaged tissue from the body.
According to a report published in the Guardian, experts now say the surgery may not be as effective as once thought in relieving symptoms of endometriosis among women, and could actually be making things worse for some patients, including those who have developed separate pain conditions as a result of their endometriosis.
“We find that patients don’t always get better with surgery, and those who do often feel better for a very short time,” Andrew Horne, a professor of gynaecology and reproductive sciences at Edinburgh University’s MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, told the Guardian.
